
Christmas Bells
A Novel
$33.13
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
1 November 2016
Summary
In a new paperback edition, New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Chiaverini returns to celebrate Christmas, past and present, with her wondrous novel inspired by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s classic poem “Christmas Bells,” and its refrain that echoes across the centuries, “Of peace on earth, good-will to men!”
In 1860, the Henry Wadsworth Longfellow family celebrated Christmas at Craigie House, their home in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The publication of Longfellow’s classic Revol…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781101984796 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1101984791 |
| Author: | Jennifer Chiaverini |
| Publisher: | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Imprint: | Celebra |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 1 November 2016 |
| Weight: | 255g |
| Dimensions: | 19mm x 135mm x 203mm |

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Praise for Christmas Bells
“Brings history to life.”—Parade
“Chiaverini stitches together a series of lightly interlocking contemporary vignettes in an intriguing way….A gentle exploration of tragedy, hope, the power of Christmas, and the possibility of miracles.”—Kirkus Reviews
“Chiaverini…hits all the right emotional notes in this heartwarming story.”—Booklist
“Chiaverini writes a heartfelt story of Christmases past and present.”—Library Journal
“Both the historical and contemporary stories are moving, with vivid and sympathetic characters, and they mesh together smoothly and naturally.”—Historical Novel Society
More Praise for Jennifer Chiaverini
“History—and its colorful characters—come alive.”—USA Today
“Jennifer Chiaverini imagines the First Lady’s most private affairs through the eyes of an unlikely confidante.”—Harper’s Bazaar
“[A] must read book…Chiaverini has a knack for finding fascinating, if unheralded, women in history—she favors the Civil War era—and shining a light on them with readable historical novels.”—New York Post
“[Chiaverini’s] depiction of the essential decency of some of our nation’s early leaders is a high point.”—Booklist
“In addition to simply being fascinating stories, [Jennifer Chiaverini’s] novels go a long way in capturing the texture of life for women, rich and poor, black and white, in those perilous years.”—Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Jennifer Chiaverini
Jennifer Chiaverini is a New York Times bestselling author of historical fiction, including Enchantress of Numbers, Mrs. Lincoln’s Dressmaker, and Fates and Traitors, as well as the beloved Elm Creek Quilts series. She lives with her husband and two sons in Madison, Wisconsin.
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