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I really enjoyed this book. It was interesting how each author wrote about a different sibling to connect the story of one family. I am a Tricia Goyer fan and especially like her WWII stories.
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Finished it and loved both the characters and the connected family and World War II storyline through the three books.
I hope to join into this discussion. :)
I'm a fan of Sarah Sundin, hoping to get this book soon!!!
I'm getting a review copy of this one, and I'm currently reading Sarah Sundin's first book A Distant Melody and loving it! I hope to join in on the discussion. :D
I'll start the discussion off. Do you like to read history set during War times or not and why?I love reading about World War II in particular. I was a history minor in college and find that we can learn so much from the past. I also think the people involved in WWII had such a strength and passion for what was important in life and a strong moral fiber. I especially love reading about the resistance underground and how much they gave to help those in need to stay fed, warm, and safe.
I'm only 6% done with this one, but hoping to finish soon and join in the discussion. This will be one of the first WWII books I've read.
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I agree with the comments by Loraine and Staci. I also love WWII fiction and so admire those who worked with the resistance. I had a friend who was hidden by the resistance after his plane was shot down over Belgium. He finally did write a book about his experience. When I read those stories I wonder what I would have done.
Staci wrote: "I very much enjoy WWII Fiction. For me that love began with Brock and Bodie Thoene's WWII series. I especially enjoy reading stories that include some degree of hope for Jews during WWII. These nov..."Staci I loved Brock and Bodie Thoene's series as well. They are one of my favorite writing teams.
Sara wrote: "I agree with the comments by Loraine and Staci. I also love WWII fiction and so admire those who worked with the resistance. I had a friend who was hidden by the resistance after his plane was sh..."I bet that was so interesting to listen to his stories and then read them. My uncle was captured during WWII and spent his time in seven different German POW camps. He also had amazing stories to tell.
The stories in this collection were all inspired by great Christmas songs of the WWII era. What's your favorite Christmas song and why?I have a lot of favorite Christmas songs but the two that come to mind are an old one and a new one. O Holy Night because when sung well it is incredibly moving. We had an older gentleman in the church my husband and I went to when we first moved to Texas who was a retired high school teacher. Jasper had an incredibly fine tenor voice. He would sing O Holy Night each Christmas at the midnight Christmas Eve service and it was so moving. My modern favorite is Mary Did You Know. The words to this song speak to my mother's heart.
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there are so many fabulous Christmas songs. Do They Know it's Christmas by Band Aid and Joy to the World are other favorites for me.
My favorite Christmas songs are in fact those from WWII like I'll Be Home for Christmas and I'm a Dreaming of a White Christmas. I was born in 1941 and I'm sure that I heard those songs in my early years - the radio years. They stir something in me, a sort of melancholy sweetness.
Sara wrote: "My favorite Christmas songs are in fact those from WWII like I'll Be Home for Christmas and I'm a Dreaming of a White Christmas. I was born in 1941 and I'm sure that I heard those songs in my earl..."I was born in '46 Sara so I grew up as a child hearing those songs also. I still love them. I have so many Christmas CD's that I start playing them the day after Thanksgiving so I can hear them all by Christmas LOL:)
I LOVED THIS BOOK!!! WWII is definitely one of my favorite things to read about...especially if they are christian romances. All of the stories were so different from each other and were extremely well written. Christmas songs are one of my favorite parts of the christmas season and a book inspired by Bing Crosby Christmas songs are the best. I have been listening to our Bing Crosby christmas cd since about mid-november. :)
I just realized that I'm reading this book RIGHT now! Anyway, I've finished Abigail's and Pete's stories and just started Merry's. I'm thinking Pete's may be my favorite.
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Dawn wrote: "I just realized that I'm reading this book RIGHT now! Anyway, I've finished Abigail's and Pete's stories and just started Merry's. I'm thinking Pete's may be my favorite."I think Pete's was my favorite too. I was in an orchestra concert this weekend and we played a song called "A Most Wonderful Christmas". It was a medley of Winter Wonderland, We wish you a Merry Christmas, Santa Claus is coming to Town, I'll be home for Christmas, and It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year. It made me think of this book! :)
I'm late for any discussion, but just wanted to say that I really enjoyed this collection. I loved the Turner family and the way these stories fit together.Loraine, you asked if we liked to read WWII fiction. My first response is no, but I've sure read a lot lately for someone who doesn't enjoy this setting! I think my reason is that I have a hard time with anything relating to the Holocaust. I do enjoy character-driven stories, however, and that describes the WWII stories I've read.
I really liked the Christmas song theme also. I was born in 1947, so I have memories of these songs being sung by Bing Crosby, etc. My mom and I used to watch the Lawrence Welk show together, and they featured a lot of these songs. My favorite singer from that era was Perry Como.
As for today's music, on the lighter side I love songs like The Little Drummer Boy & Do You Hear What I Hear. Favorite artist would have to be the Manheim Steamrollers. And for spiritual impact, there's no contest - Mary Did You Know, the version recorded by Mark Lowry.
Three siblings forging new paths and finding love in three stories, filled with the wonder of Christmas.
Turn back the clock to a different time, listen to Bing Crosby sing of sleigh bells in the snow, as the realities of America’s involvement in the Second World War change the lives of the Turner family in Lafayette, Indiana.
In White Christmas by Cara Putman, Abigail Turner is holding down the Home Front as a college student and a part-time employee at a one-of-a-kind candy shop. Loss of a beau to the war has Abigail skittish about romantic entanglements—until a hard-working young man with a serious problem needs her help.
Abigail’s brother Pete is a fighter pilot hero returned from the European Theatre in Sarah Sundin’s I’ll Be Home for Christmas, trying to recapture the hope and peace his time at war has eroded. But when he encounters a precocious little girl in need of Pete’s friendship, can he convince her widowed mother that he’s no longer the bully she once knew?
In Tricia Goyer’s Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, Meredith Turner, “Merry” to those who know her best, is using her skills as a combat nurse on the frontline in the Netherlands. Halfway around the world from home, Merry never expects to face her deepest betrayal head on, but that’s precisely what God has in mind to redeem her broken heart.
The Turner family believes in God’s providence during such a tumultuous time. Can they absorb the miracle of Christ’s birth and God’s plan for a future?
Please remember to hide or mark any SPOILER comments :) as we all read at different paces and we don't want to spoil anything.
Do we have any Tricia Goyer fans out there and if so which of her books is your favorite?