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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!
