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Type of bind: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN num: 9780375837890
ISBN number: 0375837892
Label: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Manufacturer: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 48
Printing Date: October 10, 2006
Publishing house: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Age index: Ages 9-12
Release Date: October 10, 2006
Sale Popularity Level: 40400
Studio: Knopf Books for Young Readers
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Product Description:
First published in 1956, this much sought-after autobiographical recollection of Truman Capote's rural Alabama boyhood has become a modern-day classic. We are proud to be reprinting this warm and delicately illustrated edition of A Christmas Memory--'a tiny gem of a holiday story' (School Library Journal, starred review). 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 between two innocent souls--one young and one old--and the memories they share of beloved holiday rituals.
Amazon.com Review:
A Christmas Memory is the classic memoir of Truman Capote's childhood in rural Alabama. Until he was ten years old, Capote lived with distant relatives. This book is an autobiographical story of those years and his frank and fond memories of one of his cousins, Miss Sook Faulk. The text is illustrated with full colour illustrations that add greatly to the story without distracting from Capote's poignant prose.
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A Christmas Memory is a wonderful story to read out loud at Christmas. It is beautifully written and illustrated and invokes all your senses. You will laugh at loud and you will cry a little because this is a story written from the heart for the heart.
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This was my very first taste of Truman Capote away from Breakfast at Tiffany's, and I have to admit that I was blown away by these stories. Rarely does a story pull at my heart strings anymore, but these stories practically left me in tears. Incredibly moving.
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We shared this book at our Christmas book club and were touched by Capote's writing.
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Beautifully bound and covered. Wonderfully written; an understatement. Got it as a present for my son's English teacher. Perfect.
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There is a sadness that colors all of Capote's writing. And there's also a sweetness and innocence. Capote set high standards for himself and it shows in his virtually flawless writing. "A Christmas Memory" is a classic holiday story written in the distinctive Capote style. And like all of his writing it is sweet and sad and superb!
Also recommended: Christmas Gifts, Christmas Voices--an excellent Capote-like tale of enduring and prevailing.
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