"Christmas Stories" by Mary Jane Holmes is a collection of holiday tales from the 1800s that speaks of compassion and second chances. It spins stories of family, generosity, and finding your way back to good, all set around Christmas. We meet Alice Warren, a pretty young woman with a blind father, getting ready for her fancy entrance into society, and Adelaide Huntington, who wants more than what she has in life. The story kicks off on Christmas Eve at the Warrens' beautiful home, but soon we see how different Alice's and Adelaide's lives are. With her father's love shining through, even with his blindness, Alice's story tugs at your heart, while Adelaide's hopes show us the challenges of those trying to climb the social ladder. It's a touching start to a series of holiday stories, filled with feeling and set against the backdrop of Christmas cheer.
Christmas stories
By Mary Jane Holmes
Amidst Christmas festivities, a young debutante and an ambitious social climber find their lives intertwined in stories of love, loss, and the possibility of redemption.
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About the AuthorMary Jane Holmes was an American author who published 39 novels, as well as short stories. Her first novel sold 250,000 copies; and she had total sales of 2 million books in her lifetime, second only to Harriet Beecher Stowe. Her books included: "Tempest and Sunshine" (1854), "English Orphans" (1855), "Homestead on the Hillside" (1855), "Lena Rivers" (1856), "Meadow Brook" (1857), "Dora Deane" (1858), "Cousin Maude" (1860), "Marian Gray" 186^, "Hugh Worthington" (1864), "Cameron Vide" (1867). "Rose Mather" (1868), "Ethelyn’s Mistake" (1869), "Edna Browning" (1872), "Mildred" (1877), "Forest House" (1879), "Daisy Thornton," "Queenie Hetherton" (1883), "Christmas Stories" (1884), "Bessie's Fortune" (1885). "Gretchen" (1887), "Marguerite" (1891).
Mary Jane Holmes was an American author who published 39 novels, as well as short stories. Her first novel sold 250,000 copies; and she had total sales of 2 million books in her lifetime, second only to Harriet Beecher Stowe. Her books included: "Tempest and Sunshine" (1854), "English Orphans" (1855), "Homestead on the Hillside" (1855), "Lena Rivers" (1856), "Meadow Brook" (1857), "Dora Deane" (1858), "Cousin Maude" (1860), "Marian Gray" 186^, "Hugh Worthington" (1864), "Cameron Vide" (1867). "Rose Mather" (1868), "Ethelyn’s Mistake" (1869), "Edna Browning" (1872), "Mildred" (1877), "Forest House" (1879), "Daisy Thornton," "Queenie Hetherton" (1883), "Christmas Stories" (1884), "Bessie's Fortune" (1885). "Gretchen" (1887), "Marguerite" (1891).
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