{"product_id":"a-christmas-memory-hardcover","title":"A Christmas Memory - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTogether in one festive, keepsake volume, here are the three holiday stories that Truman Capote regarded as among his greatest works of short fiction.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A Christmas Memory\" and \"The Thanksgiving Visitor\" were inspired by Capote's early years with a family of distant relatives in rural Alabama. These two childhood tales pay loving tribute to an eccentric old-maid cousin, Miss Sook Faulk, who became Capote's best friend. In \"A Christmas Memory,\" Miss Sook, Buddy (the narrator), and their dog, Queenie, celebrate the yuletide in a hilariously tipsy state. In the poignant reminiscence \"One Christmas,\" six-year-old Buddy journeys to New Orleans for a reunion with his estranged father that shatters many illusions. And in \"The Thanksgiving Visitor,\" Miss Sook invites an unexpected guest to the holiday meal: the school bully, Odd Henderson, whom Buddy calls \"the meanest human creature in my experience.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDistinguished by Capote's delicate interplay of childhood sensibility and recollective vision, these three classics are gems that celebrate the unique bonds of friends and family.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTaking its place next to Breakfast at Tiffany's and In Cold Blood on the Modern Library bookshelf is this new and original edition of Capote's most famous short stories: \"A Christmas Memory,\" \"One Christmas,\" and \"A Thanksgiving Memory.\" All three stories are distinguished by Capote's delicate interplay of childhood sensibility and recollective vision.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAvailable for the first time in a single volume are the three holiday stories that Truman Capote regarded as among his greatest works of short fiction. Two of these childhood memoirs - \"A Christmas Memory\" and \"The Thanksgiving Visitor\" - center on the author's early years with a family of distant relatives in rural Alabama. Both pay loving tribute to an eccentric old-maid cousin, Miss Sook Faulk, who became his best friend. In \"A Christmas Memory\", Miss Sook, Buddy (the narrator), and their dog, Queenie, celebrate the yuletide in a hilariously tipsy state. In the poignant reminiscence \"One Christmas\", six-year-old Buddy journeys to New Orleans for a reunion with his estranged father that shatters many illusions. And in \"The Thanksgiving Visitor\", Miss Sook invites the school bully, Odd Henderson - called by Buddy \"the meanest human creature in my experience\" - to Thanksgiving dinner.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51278433485023,"sku":"9780679602378","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/IbI0ruuemC9780679602378.webp?v=1787892721","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/a-christmas-memory-hardcover","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}