“I’ll wager at the very end a body realizes the Lord has already shown Himself. Together, they share more holiday cheer as the old friend comes to the realization: They share them with only the most deserving persons, including the one they send to the White House each year, wondering if the President serves it thereafter. They save their pennies throughout the year to make 30 fruitcakes as soon as fruitcake weather arrives. It begins this short and beautiful tale about a young boy in rural Alabama, looking back with nostalgia about his old, but childlike, friend whose face is “not unlike Lincoln’s.” This has become one of my favorite declarations in holiday literature. “‘Oh my,’ she exclaims, her breath smoking the windowpane, ‘it’s fruitcake weather!'” Truman Capote Capote is at his best when he is depicting complex characters in simple sentences. The short story A Christmas Memory is an absolute gem, evidenced not only by the 5 stars I gave it but the many other 5-star reviews I saw that made my heart swell a bit. Truman Capote is quickly climbing the charts as my all-time favorite author. If you’re extra curious or in a rush, my top 3 picks for the best holiday and Christmas books for adults are:īest for fans of classics, nostalgia, and Truman Capote Top 3 Picks: The Best Holiday and Christmas Books for Adults The Twelve Dates of Christmas by Jenny Bayliss.Nantucket White Christmas by Pamela Kelly.Meet Me Under the Mistletoe by Jenny Bayliss.
Last Christmas in Paris by Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb.
Hercule Poirot’s Christmas by Agatha Christie.Christmas Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella.The Christmas Pearl by Dorothea Benton Frank.Christmas in Peachtree Bluff by Kristy Woodson Harvey.All I Want for Christmas by Maggie Knox.The Best Holiday and Christmas Books for Adults.
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