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John and Madison Carmichael's success in their careers has come
at a high price at home: they are on the brink of divorce. To
soften the blow for their two children, they decide to spend one
final Christmas together as a family. Responding to a travel
brochure, they set off to "Celebrate Christmas Past" in the Smoky
Mountains of Tennessee with a group of historical re-enactors.
Tensions worsen when their car breaks down, but a horse-drawn
carriage arrives and delivers them to the home of Judge Andrew
Norton and family, where their Victorian Christmas begins. With
none of the comforts or distractions of contemporary life, John and
Madison rediscover each other and the love they once felt. But upon
their return to "modern civilization," the Carmichaels learn that
the nineteenth-century house has been empty and boarded up for more
than thirty-five years. Could it be that a miracle from "Christmas
Past" has brought their family together again?
Call it a daily meditation on the world around us for nature-lovers
and nature newbies alike, An Irish Nature Year gleefully explores
the small mysteries of the seasons as they unfold - Who's cutting
perfect circles in your roses? Which birds wear feathery trousers?
And what, exactly, is an amethyst deceiver? An Irish Nature Year is
an illustrated day book filled with plants, animals, birds and
creepy-crawlies from all over the island of Ireland. With one short
entry for every day of the year, nature columnist Jane Powers
serves up 5 minutes' worth of wonderment to enjoy on your coffee
break, on your commute, or to relax with at bedtime. From 'weeds'
in the pavement cracks and surprising inhabitants of vacant lots,
to unusual finds along our shoreline and hedgerows, you'll find
more of the natural world to admire right under your nose, and
relish the little things that mark the passing of the seasons
across the ever-changing Irish landscape.
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