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The Question:
What is your favorite book set around Christmastime?
My Answer:
My favorite Christmas book is Cowboy Christmas a novella collection by Catherine Palmer, Lisa Harris, and Linda Goodnight. I've read it several times and I'm just about to read it again!
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"Please join me every Friday to share the first sentence (or so) of the book you are reading, along with your initial thoughts about the sentence, impressions of the book, or anything else the opener inspires. Please remember to include the title of the book and the author's name."
Gisela huddled by the fire in her attic chamber, clutching the miniature portrait that fit in her hand. The artist had painted it the year before, when Gisela was seven. Father had been so handsome.
The Captive Maiden by Melanie Dickerson
My Thoughts
A well-written beginning! Since this is a Cinderella retelling it doesn't raise any questions that you don't know the answers to, but it is still a great start to what is turning out to be an amazing book!
Gisela huddled by the fire in her attic chamber, clutching the miniature portrait that fit in her hand. The artist had painted it the year before, when Gisela was seven. Father had been so handsome.
The Captive Maiden by Melanie Dickerson
My Thoughts
A well-written beginning! Since this is a Cinderella retelling it doesn't raise any questions that you don't know the answers to, but it is still a great start to what is turning out to be an amazing book!
4 comments:
That must be a really good book for you to read it several times and still want to read it.
My answer
I really don't read Christmas-themed books, but this one looks very sweet. THANKS for sharing.
There is a free download of A Christmas Carol on my blog if you want to stop by courtesy of Atria Books.
Happy Hopping!!
Elizabeth
Silver's Reviews
My Blog Hop Answer
This sounds like the perfect book to put me in the Christmas spirit! The opening definitely makes me want to know more about the character.
My Book Beginnings/Friday 56 post features MAGGIE'S TURN.
PS: If you like Christmas novellas, you'll enjoy CHRISTMAS CALLING. The book contains novellas by Colleen L. Reece and Birdie L. Etchison.
All little girls, I think, feel their daddy's are handsome.:)
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