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A Very Southern Christmas: Holiday Stories from the Souths Best Writers McCord, Charlene R; Tucker, Judy H; Waters, Wyatt and Hannah, Barry

A host of luminaries gathers all the elements of the Christmas seasonpast and present, joy and sadness, disappointment and surprise, confession and concealment, humor and pathosin a stellar holiday collectionHere are ten standout stories that run the gamut of the emotional scale and are as classic and lasting as the holiday itself: bestselling author Donna Tartts story of a childrens Christmas pageant that goes awry; prizewinning author Richard Fords story of a patchwork kind of family; poet laureate and acclaimed novelist Fred Chappells barnyard of talking animals on Christmas Eve; Tim Gautreauxs comic tale of kindness to a homeless man on the holiday; Pulitzer Prize winner Robert Olen Butlers story of an unlikely romance aross cultures; and more With Barry Hannahs moving preface and celebrated artist Wyatt Waterss paintings, A Very Southern Christmas offers up the best gift of all, a collection full of heart and humor