The Christmas letters: a novella
9781565121560
9781565128583
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Grouping Title | christmas letters |
Grouping Author | lee smith |
Grouping Category | book |
Grouping Language | English (eng) |
Last Grouping Update | 2023-04-01 03:09:00AM |
Last Indexed | 2023-04-01 03:32:30AM |
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Morrisville Community
Northeast Regional
Oberlin Regional
Southeast Regional
Morrisville Community - Adult Fiction
Northeast Regional - Adult Fiction
Oberlin Regional - Adult Fiction
Southeast Regional - Adult Fiction
Here, in a letter of her own, Lee Smith explains how she was inspired to write this celebrated epistolary novel:
Dear Friends,
Like me, you probably get Christmas letters every year. I read every word and save every letter. Because every Christmas letter is the story of a life, and what story can be more interesting than the story of our lives? Often, it is the story of an entire family. But you also have to read between the lines with Christmas letters. Sometimes, what is not said is even more important than what is on the page.
In The Christmas Letters, I have used this familiar format to illumine the lives, hopes, dreams, and disappointments of three generations of American women. Much of the story of The Christmas Letters is also told through shared recipes. As Mary, my favorite character, says, "I feel as if I have written out my life story in recipes! The Cool Whip and mushroom soup years, the hibachi and fondue period, then the quiche and crepes phase, and now it's these salsa years."
I wrote this little book for the same reason I write to my friends and relatives every holiday—Christmas letters give us a chance to remember and celebrate who we are.
With warmest greetings, Lee Smith
eBook
eBook
9781565123762
9781565128583
Morrisville Community
Northeast Regional
Oberlin Regional
Southeast Regional
Epistolary fiction
The Christmas letters : a novella / by Lee Smith
Literature
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