false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175720819m/550436.jpg 550436 1 Readers flocked home to Mitford last Christmas, making <i>The Mitford Snowmen</i> a <i>New York Times</i> bestseller. <br><br> In <i>Esther's Gift</i>, Esther Bolick is filled with the holiday spirit as she prepares to bake the annual batch of her famous-and utterly scrumptious-orange marmalade cakes. Right after Christmas Eve service at Lord's Chapel, she and Gene will deliver a two-layer marmalade to each of seven friends and neighbors, all of them favorite Mitford characters. Then Gene calculates what it costs to bake this legendary cake, and Esther is stunned. Is it worth it to spend so much money on people who haven't always measured up to her expectations? The answer is clear. She'll cut her list back-way back. <br><br> This decision makes perfect sense until the lyrics of a Christmas carol steal into her heart, and help remind her what a gift really means. 537680 28 10 2002 Esther's Gift: A Mitford Christmas Story (Christmas in Mitford Gift) total:504|5:7|4:3|3:9|2:1|1:0| 504 1936 637 22 2 0 false false Sat Nov 22 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 22 21:00:48 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 22 21:04:59 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Fri Apr 24 07:10:07 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 24 07:12:10 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Jan 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 08 14:16:11 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 09 10:58:20 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sun Mar 15 04:40:02 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 15 04:40:02 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 10 19:22:17 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 10 19:23:02 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 30 20:59:51 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 30 21:11:49 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 20 20:47:39 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 20 20:48:45 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Fri May 15 14:52:19 -0700 2009 Fri May 15 14:52:48 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Mar 02 12:45:09 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 02 12:46:32 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Mon Jun 23 11:48:11 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 23 12:27:21 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jun 25 01:53:52 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 25 18:40:48 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Dec 27 14:05:47 -0800 2007 Thu Dec 27 14:06:46 -0800 2007 3 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun Sep 09 05:16:12 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 09 05:16:18 -0700 2007 3 0 false false Fri May 30 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun May 18 12:20:43 -0700 2008 Fri May 30 19:44:28 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Sat Feb 23 17:33:45 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 23 17:34:18 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Mon Apr 21 22:26:32 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 15 23:23:52 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Wed Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Tue Oct 02 22:28:22 -0700 2007 Tue Oct 02 22:28:22 -0700 2007 ]]> 3 0 false false Mon Feb 11 11:12:14 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 11 11:12:40 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue Nov 04 06:44:35 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 04 06:44:59 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Sun Jul 13 17:34:18 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 13 17:34:37 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=550436