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Book Reviews of An Old-Fashioned Southern Christmas: A Fairy-Tale Christmas / A Child is Born / Susannah's Angel / A Warm Southern Christmas

An Old-Fashioned Southern Christmas: A Fairy-Tale Christmas / A Child is Born / Susannah's Angel / A Warm Southern Christmas
An OldFashioned Southern Christmas A FairyTale Christmas / A Child is Born / Susannah's Angel / A Warm Southern Christmas
Author: Susan Tanner, Nelle McFather, Connie Mason, Leigh Greenwood
ISBN-13: 9780843946598
ISBN-10: 0843946598
Publication Date: 10/1998
Pages: 450
Rating:
  • Currently 4.1/5 Stars.
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4.1 stars, based on 15 ratings
Publisher: Leisure Books
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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jjares avatar reviewed An Old-Fashioned Southern Christmas: A Fairy-Tale Christmas / A Child is Born / Susannah's Angel / A Warm Southern Christmas on + 3429 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Of these 4 authors, I'd read a book by Leigh Greenwood and heard of Connie Mason; the others were new authors to me. The short stories were built around Southern families at Christmas time before and after the Civil War, 1880 and 1895.

THE FAIRY-TALE CHRISTMAS (Leigh Greenwood) It's going to be a lonely Christmas for spinster Nan Carson. Suddenly that changes when a sick stranger and his daughter arrive on her doorstep. Average fare with nice holiday traditions included.

A CHILD IS BORN (Connie Mason) When Dr. Kent Turner takes a small hungry girl home, he finds his former love, Angela Keller, a new widow, large with child. They are on opposite sides of the Civil War and Angela wants nothing to do with her former lover (although she desperately needs his help). This was an interesting story that turned mushy at the end.

SUSANNAH'S ANGEL (Nelle McFather) takes place before and during the Civil War. Susannah is smitten with a senior from the Citadel. He, Morgan Dancey, is her brother's best friend, and they have come to Susannah's home for Christmas. After their graduation, the two friends go to different sides of the war but meet again late in the conflict. This was a nice story with lots of Southern tradition touches.

A WARM SOUTHERN CHRISTMAS (Susan Tanner) was my favorite tale. Luke Tattersall is worried that he will lose his niece and nephew to relatives because he is a bachelor. So he decides to marry a stranger to thwart his shrewish relatives from their plans.
reviewed An Old-Fashioned Southern Christmas: A Fairy-Tale Christmas / A Child is Born / Susannah's Angel / A Warm Southern Christmas on + 159 more book reviews
Four stories in one book. Authors: Leigh Greenwood; Connie Mason; Nelle McFather; Susan Tanner
tgriffis avatar reviewed An Old-Fashioned Southern Christmas: A Fairy-Tale Christmas / A Child is Born / Susannah's Angel / A Warm Southern Christmas on + 327 more book reviews
Four very good stories! I didn't realize until she passed away, that Nelle McFather, author of "Susannah's Angel," was from my hometown of Waycross, GA.
jjares avatar reviewed An Old-Fashioned Southern Christmas: A Fairy-Tale Christmas / A Child is Born / Susannah's Angel / A Warm Southern Christmas on + 3429 more book reviews
Of these 4 authors, Id read a book by Leigh Greenwood and heard of Connie Mason; the others were new authors to me. The short stories were built around Southern families at Christmas time before and after the Civil War, 1880 and 1895.

THE FAIRY-TALE CHRISTMAS (Leigh Greenwood) Its going to be a lonely Christmas for spinster Nan Carson. Suddenly that changes when a sick stranger and his daughter arrive on her doorstep. Average fare with nice holiday traditions included.

A CHILD IS BORN (Connie Mason) When Dr. Kent Turner takes a small hungry girl home, he finds his former love, Angela Keller, a new widow, large with child. They are on opposite sides of the Civil War and Angela wants nothing to do with her former lover (although she desperately needs his help).

This was an interesting story that turned mushy at the end.

SUSANNAHS ANGEL (Nelle McFather) takes place before and during the Civil War. Susannah is smitten with a senior from the Citadel. He, Morgan Dancey, is her brothers best friend, and they have come to Susannahs home for Christmas. After their graduation, the two friends go to different sides of the war but meet again late in the conflict.

This was a nice story with lots of Southern tradition touches.

A WARM SOUTHERN CHRISTMAS (Susan Tanner) was my favorite tale. Luke Tattersall is worried that he will lose his niece and nephew to relatives because he is a bachelor. So he decides to marry a stranger to thwart his shrewish relatives from their plans.
reviewed An Old-Fashioned Southern Christmas: A Fairy-Tale Christmas / A Child is Born / Susannah's Angel / A Warm Southern Christmas on + 380 more book reviews
4 stories in one
A fairy tale christmas - When she cares for a sick widower and his daughter, a lonely spinster discovers that her dreasm of a happy marriage aren't as fleeting as visions of sugarplums.
A child is born - In a Civil War field hospital, a Christmas birth rekindles the flames of a long ago love and brings the promise of peac on earth and goodwill toward men.
Susannah's Angel - A yankee soldier and a southern belle are torn apart by conflicting loyaties until a holiday truce teaches them the tre meaning of the season.
A warm southern christmas - Fearful of losing his orphaned niece and nephew, a young bachelor agrees to mary a beautiful stranger. But only a yuletide miracle will make them a family.
reviewed An Old-Fashioned Southern Christmas: A Fairy-Tale Christmas / A Child is Born / Susannah's Angel / A Warm Southern Christmas on + 24 more book reviews
Very good reading.I wanted to share it with others
bookworm01 avatar reviewed An Old-Fashioned Southern Christmas: A Fairy-Tale Christmas / A Child is Born / Susannah's Angel / A Warm Southern Christmas on + 138 more book reviews
I love books about the South! This book definitely lived up to its name. I enjoyed all of the stories very much.