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Our Simple Gifts: Civil War Christmas Tales
by
Owen Parry
A Union officer struggles homeward through a Christmas Eve snowstorm, haunted by loss and doubtful of the future. Paroled from a brutal prison camp, a young southern soldier yearns to find the one person he loves most in the world -- and worries over the devastation rumored to have reached his family's mountain. An immigrant private plans a startling Christmas surprise for...more
Hardcover, 160 pages
Published
October 22nd 2002
by William Morrow
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What a beautiful little book; four short stories set during Civil War Christmases. In the first and longest story, a Union officer is struggling just to get home to his family. In the second, a Union private has a secret. The penultimate story features a young Confederate getting advice from his grandmother on the subject of family harmony. And finally, a freed slave ponders the nature of forgiveness at Christmastime.
These are unapologetically spiritual stories, meant to uplift. Cynics and thos...more
These are unapologetically spiritual stories, meant to uplift. Cynics and thos...more
I am a Parry fan and this certainly deepened my appreciation for his craftsmanship. The final story is the weaker of the four, perhaps only in relative terms, but the strength of the prior three more than carries this short book and hence earns from me 5 stars. Inspired writing and inspirational stories of the Civil War that emphasize the humanity. Parry creates a setting that I can picture and with people who seem real enough to care about. A perfectly timed read right before Christmas helped p...more
This book is four short stories about four men during the Civil War. They each in their own way bring the true meaning of Christmas to those around them. The stories are good, but I was left wanting a whole book about each man and what happened to him after Christmas.
A fitting read for the holidays. These stories teach us about charity, fellowship, the love of family, and forgiveness; during a time in the history of the United States, which is still felt to this day.
Short stories that pack a punch. Four different character stories in which you could tell how the Civil War affected them and humanity as they return to their homes or trying to celebrate Christmas, all while being reminded or remembering the real Reason for the Season.
Set of Christmas stories set in the American Civil War. I prefer the Abel Jones stories.
I enjoyed reading these moving Christmas stories from the Civil War time period.
Enojyed it much. Room even "got a bit dusty" during one of the sadder stories.
A storyteller collection of tales celebrating the enduring spirit of Christmas.
too bad the series dried up
Lovely little short stories about Christmas, but taking place during the Civil War.
I am always on the look-out for short Christmas-related stories, and I liked the idea of these being set in the Civil War time, but only the first story struck a chord with me, and even at that, it was quite predictable.
Not a collection to recommend.
Not a collection to recommend.
I found the book simplistic,inspiring as a children's story, but not thought-provoking.
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