What is your attitude toward the holiday season? Do you have the
'Christmas Spirit? Do you refuse to observe such 'pagan
celebrations? Or do you just say, 'Bah, Humbug ? Rosemary St.
Nichols is a single mother (and a 'Recovering Catholic) who has
just moved to River City with her son Jonathan. Here, she meets
Teniqua Johnson and her son Mychal, who celebrate Kwanzaa rather
than Christmas. After a Nativity Scene placed outside City Hall
causes controversy in the community, Rosemary wonders, 'If even
churches can't agree to cooperate, how in the world will all the
people in River City ever learn to put aside our differences-if
even for one day? There are no angelic visitations or 'Christmas
miracles here, but the residents of Riverside Apartments receive a
lesson in cooperation, not to mention living together in harmony
and mutual respect. Learn more about your own holiday traditions,
and those of others-as well as about those who don't celebrate the
season at all-in this moving journey of discovery and rediscovery
of what the holiday season is all about. (Readers of the author's
earlier novel Tattered Pilgrims will be pleased to see the
reappearance of several of its character
General
| Imprint: |
Iuniverse, Inc.
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| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
October 2005 |
| First published: |
October 2005 |
| Authors: |
Steven H Propp
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| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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| Pages: |
260 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-595-37419-9 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
General
Promotions
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| LSN: |
0-595-37419-0 |
| Barcode: |
9780595374199 |
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