"The Old Peabody Pew: A Christmas Romance of a Country Church" by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin is a touching story from the early 1900s about love and community during Christmastime. It centers on Nancy Wentworth, a caring woman in the village of Edgewood, where the Tory Hill Meeting-House is the heart of the town. As everyone gets ready for Christmas and fixes up the church, Nancy remembers her old love, Justin Peabody, who left town years before. Luckily, Justin comes back home for Christmas, and they have a moving reunion where their feelings for each other come back. The story shows the importance of hope, love, and togetherness, and how being a community and giving to others can make big changes in people's lives, all in a charming New England setting.
The Old Peabody Pew: A Christmas Romance of a Country Church
By Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin
In a quaint village, a woman's past love returns during the Christmas season, sparking a renewed connection within the heart of their close-knit community.
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About the AuthorKate Douglas Wiggin was an American educator, author and composer. She wrote children's stories, most notably the classic children's novel Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, and composed collections of children's songs. She started the first free kindergarten in San Francisco in 1878. With her sister during the 1880s, she also established a training school for kindergarten teachers. Kate Wiggin devoted her adult life to the welfare of children in an era when children were commonly thought of as cheap labor.
Kate Douglas Wiggin was an American educator, author and composer. She wrote children's stories, most notably the classic children's novel Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, and composed collections of children's songs. She started the first free kindergarten in San Francisco in 1878. With her sister during the 1880s, she also established a training school for kindergarten teachers. Kate Wiggin devoted her adult life to the welfare of children in an era when children were commonly thought of as cheap labor.
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