Tag Archives: Christmas
David Saperstein and George Samerjan. A Christmas Passage. New York: Kensington Books, 2008.
When a storm strands passengers in the Atlanta airport on December 24th, several travelers accept a stranger’s offer of a ride to Asheville. As the five adults and two children pile into Lisa Barone’s vintage VW microbus, she promises them … Continue reading
Joan Medlicott. A Blue and Gray Christmas. New York: Pocket Books, 2009.
When Hannah’s husband Max discovers a battered tin box in the foundation of a house he is restoring, he brings it to Hannah and her dear friends Grace and Amelia. To their delight, it contains letters and diaries from two … Continue reading
Alex Haley. A Different Kind of Christmas New York: Doubleday, 1988.
Alex Haley was known worldwide for his blockbuster Roots. Fewer people know this later, brief novel which tells the story of a slaveholding North Carolinian who has a change of heart. Fletcher Randall is the son a powerful state senator … Continue reading
Filed under 1980-1989, 1988, Ashe, Haley, Alex, Mountains
Corydon Bell. Come Snow fer Christmas. Cleveland, OH: Tower Press, 1947.
As this novella opens, Doc Beddingfield is having a George Bailey kind of Christmas. The good doctor moved from Charleston back to his home in the North Carolina mountains after his beloved wife, Cora, died almost a decade ago. Each … Continue reading
Filed under 1940-1949, 1947, Bell, Corydon, Mountains, Religious/Inspirational
John Hutton. Christmas Maus: Another Small Tale of Sisters House in Salem. Winston-Salem, NC: Salem Academy and College, 2008.
This picture book follows Sister Maus as she decorates the Salem Single Sisters’ House and bakes cookies in preparation for Christmas. The tiny mouse also meets new friends who live in the nearby Brothers’ House. A section of author’s notes … Continue reading
Filed under 2000-2009, 2008, Children & Young Adults, Forsyth, Historical, Hutton, John, Piedmont
Janet and Ron Benrey. Season of Glory. New York: Steeple Hill Books, 2008.
In this third novel in the Benrey’s Glory, NC series, handsome glass expert Andrew Ballantine comes to town to advise Glory Community Church on the replacement of their stained glass window. When he is poisoned at a Christmas tea party … Continue reading
Ellen Elizabeth Hunter. Christmas Wedding. Greensboro, NC: Magnolia Mysteries, 2007.
Ashley and Melanie have each found true love, and they are ready to marry their beaus. Ultra-organized Melanie has arranged every detail of the Christmas-themed double wedding, but that will not stop things from spinning out of control as relatives … Continue reading
Filed under 2000-2009, 2007, Coast, Hunter, Ellen Elizabeth, Mystery, New Hanover, Novels in Series
Jude Deveraux. Holly. New York: Pocket Star Books, 2005.
Concern with social status and money can keep a person from recognizing true love when it comes around. That’s the case with Holly Latham. Holly is rich and a bit manipulative. She loves old houses. She particularly loves Spring Hill, … Continue reading
Filed under 2000-2009, 2005, Chowan, Deveraux, Jude, Romance/Relationship
