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Christmas At Eagle Pond (2012)

by Donald Hall(Favorite Author)

3.9 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0547581483 (ISBN13: 9780547581484)

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

review 1: This is not a plot-drive book. Rather it is a walk down memory lane. Based on mostly true events, the author recalls a different time (early 1940s)in a meandering recitation. Warm and friendly and you definitely get a glimpse into the past, but not an exciting read. Old sleds, sleighs, cars, plucking chickens, milking by hand, phone party lines, and more will be comfortingly familiar to some. Quick read.
review 2: A lovely novella about a boy visiting his grandparents' farm in New Hampshire during Christmas in 1940. Donnie helps with the chores, makes popcorn balls to decorate the tree, listens to his grandfather's stories and gets to attend the church's big Christmas party. On Christmas Day they have a feast -- everything but the salt and pepper came from the ... morefarm -- and they share more family stories.This book brought back fond memories of Christmas visits to my grandparents' farm when I was young, and if my grandmother were still alive, I would share this wonderful story with her.Be sure to read the author's note at the end, for it makes the book especially bittersweet. less

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