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Last year's bestselling anthology of outstanding stories and original watercolors A Very Southern Christmas was an instant hit. This year we are pleased to present another stellar collection of short fiction that encourages us to celebrate and meditate on the meaning of the holiday season.
Christmas in the South reminds us of the multitude of emotions that arise as December approaches and the shopping days decrease, as anticipations and hopes rise about reunions, renewed vows, charity, and the perfect present. This year's anthology includes some of the South's finest contemporary fiction writers: Doris Betts, Larry Brown, Ellen Douglas, Michael Knight, Clyde Edgerton, Gail Godwin, Jill McCorkle, Carolyn Haines, Silas House, and Donald Harington. Accompanied by Wyatt Waters's vibrant watercolors commissioned specifically for this collection, this beautiful volume, like its predecessor, promises to be a treasured keepsake.
Christmas in the South: Holiday Stories from the South's Best Writers FROM THE PUBLISHER
As Christmas approaches, we begin to anticipate what it will hold for us - from family reunions to presents - and how we can revive the spirit of the season. This collection brings together eleven celebrated storytellers who capture the many moods of Christmas in the South. This year's anthology includes stories by some of our finest contemporary fiction writers: Larry Brown describes how one man's holiday in an Oxford, Mississippi, bar becomes a little less lonely; Carolyn Haines tells how only one tree is the right tree for Christmas - even if that means stealing it from someone's lawn; Michael Knight shows how fraught with emotion the holiday can be as two brothers make an uncomfortable peace with each other - and with their father. With Wyatt Waters's vibrant water-colors commissioned specifically for this collection and a preface by Kaye Gibbons, this book promises to be not just the perfect present but a treasured keepsake of the holiday.
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