Christmas Bells: A Novel
- ISBN-10
- 1101984791
- ISBN-13
- 9781101984796
- Series
- Christmas Bells
- Category
- Fiction
- Pages
- 352
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2016-10-11
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Author
- Jennifer Chiaverini
Description
"In 1860, the Henry Wadsworth Longfellow family celebrated Christmas at Craigie House, their home in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The publication of Longfellow's classic Revolutionary War poem 'Paul Revere's Ride' was less than a month hence, and the country's grave political unrest weighed heavily on his mind. Yet with his beloved wife Fanny and their five adored children at his side, the delights of the season prevailed. In present-day Boston, a dedicated teacher in the Watertown public school system is stunned by somber holiday tidings. Sophia's music program has been sacrificed to budget cuts, and she worries not only about her impending unemployment but also about the consequences to her underprivileged students"--
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