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The Christmas Angel: A Novel
Author:
Maas, Jane
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Class:
Fiction
Age: Adult
Language: English
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LC: PS3613.A
Print Run: 50000
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ISBN-13: 9781250037572
LCCN: 2013024085
Imprint: Thomas Dunne Books
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
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Pub Date: 11/19/2013
Availability: Out of Print Confirmed
List: $16.99
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Hardcover
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Physical Description:
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175 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
H 7.57",
W 5.64",
D 0.79",
0.49 lbs.
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Brodart Sources:
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Brodart's Insight Catalog: Adult
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TIPS Subjects:
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Christmas
Historical Fiction
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BISAC Subjects: |
FICTION / Holidays
FICTION / Historical / General
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LC Subjects:
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Christmas stories
Christmas tree ornaments, Fiction
Domestic fiction
Love stories
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SEARS Subjects: |
Christmas decorations, Fiction
Christmas trees, Fiction
Christmas, Fiction
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Annotations |
Brodart Annotations | 07/29/2013 |
Carved in love and witness to tragedy, a special Christmas angel watches peace and war forever change five generations when a striking London actress breaks a Welsh coal miner's heart, sending the miner to America. |
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Journal Reviews |
Kirkus Reviews | 12/01/2013 |
The journey of an heirloom Christmas angel reflects the loves and losses of a family through five generations. When Owen, a Welsh miner, wins a trip to London in 1875 and meets Jessica, an up-and-coming actress, he is bound and determined to marry her. Exchanging letters helps the couple fall in love, and Owen builds Jessica a house in Wales. He also carves a beautiful angel to sit at the top of an outdoor Christmas tree. But, in the end, Jessica chooses her career over Owen, giving him back the angel. The miner sets off for America, winding up in Pennsylvania. Settling in, Owen meets Maggie, and together, they raise four children and usher in the 20th century, which will see the family face two world wars, more romance and a surprisingly winding road, all the while maintaining the tradition of placing the lovely angel on top of an outdoor tree. This story is short and sweet, with a charming intergenerational set of love stories and a hint of Christmas magic. Though the storytelling is sometimes odd and simplistic, and the narrative style is often more like a series of vignettes rather than a seamless story, the choices make sense for the direction of the whole, and the end result is delightful and heartwarming enough to help readers forget the occasional weaknesses. Touching and infused with the joy of family and the light of the Christmas season. 192pg. KIRKUS MEDIA LLC, c2013. |
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Library Journal | 10/15/2013 |
The story of a wooden Christmas angel that is passed down for generations begins in Wales in 1875 when a young coal miner, Owen Thomas, wins a trip to London for a singing contest with his church choir. There he falls in love with a young actress and carves the angel for her, but she is unwilling to leave London and acting. Owen departs for America heartbroken but eventually finds love again with Maggie in Pennsylvania. The stories of subsequent generations play out in Bethlehem, PA, London, and New York and come full circle again in 1990s Wales when the Christmas angel is brought home. VERDICT The novel's touching vignettes about the struggles and love the families of each generation experience make for a heartwarming and tear-inducing read--perfect for a movie from Hallmark, which bought the rights. Melissa DeWild. 192p. LIBRARY JOURNAL, c2013. |
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