The author of "Strange fruit" reflects on the Christmases of her childhood.

The author recounts her many happy Chistmases spent with eight brothers and sisters, including one Christmas when the family hosted a chain gang and their guards

By the glow of candlelight, fill in this Christmas Memory book to be cherished year after year! This Keepsake will delight your heart and your senses as you make your way through the prompt-filled Christmas pages to record all the Memories! Grandma's Recipes, Heirlooms, Our Christmas Tree, Our Traditions, Family & Friends, Favorite Food/Dishes, Gifts Given, Gifts Received and so much more. Surround yourself with warm memories while savoring the season with the ones you love. A true keepsake! 135 Pages. Leave out on your coffee table to be filled in throughout the season by all family and visiting friends and neighbors. Or place this large format book in the entry as a Guest Book to be filled in as visitors arrive. Pages in the back of the book are great for Guest Book signatures and notes to the hostess. Curl up next to the fire and read this next year. Create each year and store with photos and keepsakes. Reads and feels like a storybook!

Beautiful Vintage Style Keepsake Book to Keep Memories, Recipes and Stories Spend a few moments each day to write your favourite Christmas memories in this keepsake book. Record your Christmas highlights in words, images and recipes. The prompts will help you capture your memories so that you can remember and celebrate them long after Christmas and for many years to come. This Christmas book is illustrated with beautiful vintage images that will evoke the spirit of Christmas past. Why you will love this book: Beautiful vintage images throughout the book 100 pages of prompts to record Christmas memories pages to record events, memories, people and traditions pages to note your favourite Christmas recipes Gift list page Favourite Christmas song page handy large 8.5 x 11 inch size Soft matt cover

By the glow of candlelight, fill in this Christmas Memory book to be cherished year after year! This Keepsake will delight your heart and your senses as you make your way through the prompt-filled Christmas pages to record all the Memories! Grandma's Recipes, Heirlooms, Our Christmas Tree, Our Traditions, Family & Friends, Favorite Food/Dishes, Gifts Given, Gifts Received and so much more. Surround yourself with warm memories while savoring the season with the ones you love. A true keepsake! 135 Pages. Leave out on your coffee table to be filled in throughout the season by all family and visiting friends and neighbors. Or place this large format book in the entry as a Guest Book to be filled in as visitors arrive. Pages in the back of the book are great for Guest Book signatures and notes to the hostess. Curl up next to the fire and read this next year. Create each year and store with photos and keepsakes. Reads and feels like a storybook!

This beautifully written holiday memoir follows the tradition of The Christmas Box and The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. It's the story of the author's mother, whose romantic nature and love for Christmas left a lifelong impression on her son. Mother is a tiny woman--4'11''--except when life demands that she draw herself up to her "full height" of 11'4''. Christmas is one of those times. Father is opposed to celebrating Christmas, and every year the couple fights about it. And every year Jerry and the other kids eavesdrop nervously until their mother ensures that Christmas wins out. When things take a turn for the worst, Mother and the boys find themselves struggling with poverty and depressed circumstances. Mother tries to make the best of Christmas at first, but when she loses the holiday spirit, her young sons decide to do something about it. In their attempt, they discover the true meaning of grace.