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Book Review of A Christmas Memory, One Christmas, The Thanksgiving Visitor (Modern Library)

A Christmas Memory, One Christmas,  The Thanksgiving Visitor (Modern Library)
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Book Description:
A holiday classic from "one of the greatest writers and most fascinating society figures in American history" (Vanity Fair)!

First published in 1956, this much sought-after autobiographical recollection from Truman Capote (In Cold Blood; Breakfast at Tiffany's) about his rural Alabama boyhood is a perfect gift for Capote's fans young and old.

Seven-year-old Buddy inaugurates the Christmas season by crying out to his cousin, Miss Sook Falk: "It's fruitcake weather!" Thus begins an unforgettable portrait of an odd but enduring friendship and the memories the two friends share of beloved holiday rituals.

A Christmas Memory has been described as "[a] gem of a holiday story" (School Library Journal, starred review), and this warm and delicately illustrated edition is one you'll want to add to any Christmas or Capote collection.

My Review:
I enjoyed this short story from Truman Capote's childhood where at Christmas time they would make fruitcakes and distribute them to friends and family. A great story to read at Christmas.