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On Christmas Day in the Evening
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December 23, 2019
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December 29, 2019
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Why we're reading this
Sequel to On Christmas Day in the Morning which we read last year

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Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂
3.5★

I've hit my target for the Goodreads Challenge - This is read Number 90, so go me!



We are back with the wholesome and loving Fernald family that features in On Christmas Day in the Morning. While I preferred the first book (which was more about honouring your family, this is more about the importance of a community) this is still a lovely tale, with the sort of sentimental message I am in the mood for at Christmas time.

Best wishes for 2020 everyone! Love each other, be kind to one
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Tadiana ✩Night Owl☽
3.75 stars for this heartwarming religious 1910 short fiction story about the Christmas experiences of the Fernald family, with their six grown children (all except one married) and kindly parents. This story is a sequel to On Christmas Day in the Morning, and both are free to read at Project Gutenberg.

The grown kids now gather at their parents’ home whenever possible at Christmas. Some of them are there a couple of weeks before Christmas, and one evening the talk turns to the local village chur
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Bobbie
Read for the Retro Reads group in Dec. 2019

Very nice Christmas story having to do with peace and reconciliation in a small village.
Sharon
Aug 14, 2017 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Samanta
Dec 11, 2018 rated it it was amazing
Allegra
Nov 29, 2019 marked it as to-read
Carrie
Dec 07, 2019 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Carolien
Nov 28, 2022 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition