A Christmas MemoryA holiday classic from "one of the greatest writers and most fascinating society figures in American history" (Vanity Fair)! First published in 1956, this much sought-after autobiographical recollection from Truman Capote (In Cold Blood; Breakfast at Tiffany's) about his rural Alabama boyhood is a perfect gift for Capote's fans young and old. 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 and the memories the two friends share of beloved holiday rituals. A Christmas Memory has been described as "[a] gem of a holiday story" (School Library Journal, starred review), and this warm and delicately illustrated edition is one you'll want to add to any Christmas or Capote collection. |
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User Review - pinkcrayon99 - LibraryThingA Christmas Memory, One Christmas, & The Thanksgiving Visitor is full of southern charm and nostalgia. Capote settles a seven year-old Buddy and his elderly cousin and best friend, Miss Sook, in rural ... Read full review
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User Review - Donna828 - LibraryThingBelieve it or not, this was my first reading of this heartwarming autobiographical story by Truman Capote. It tells about an unusual friendship between Buddy and his much older distant cousin Sooke ... Read full review
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Bibliographic information
| Title | A Christmas Memory A Modern Library original Modern Library of the world's best books Modern Library |
| Author | Truman Capote |
| Edition | reissue |
| Publisher | Random House Publishing Group, 1996 |
| ISBN | 0679602372, 9780679602378 |
| Length | 128 pages |
| Subjects | › Fiction / Biographical Fiction / Holidays Fiction / Literary |
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