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There is one Christmas book I always go to, and it’s an oldie. Grace Livingston Hill wrote Christian romances from the early 1900s until she died in 1947. Her book The Substitute Guest is a favorite of mine. It’s about a lawyer who is supposed to go to a house party at Christmas, but instead finds himself bringing medicine to a very sick woman way out in the country as a favor to a friend. His car stalls out in front of the Devereaux home, and he eventually ends up replacing a guest who had just canceled. As a result of this, he gains more than he could have ever imagined. Grace’s books are definitely old fashioned, but her love of God shines through, and I just adore this book. It is a visit to a different era. The Substitute Guest was originally published in 1936 and has been reprinted many times.
Question of the Day: What book or books do you like to read during the holidays?
I would say Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol and O.Henry’s short story “The Gift of the Magi.” They were favorites of my dad.
I love those!
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Thanks, Liz. I think I’ll get those to read. I’ve read A Christmas Carol, but this is a good time to read it again.
You’re welcome, Tim. Christmas is a good time to read the classics.
Yes, it is.
I love a little illustrated book of A Child’s Christmas in Wales by Dylan Thomas that my daughter gave to me many years ago. It is such a sweet tale and I read it every Christmas.
That sounds interesting.
Catching Christmas by Terri Blackstock!
She’s such a great author!
Thus one isn’t like her others. Not what I expected but sich a treat!
I’ll have to check it out!
i discovered The Christmas Jars by by Jason N. Wright a few years ago and I try to read it once every holiday season It’s a lovely reminder of the joy that comes from giving!!
I love that message. I’ll have to read it.
The Guest at Livingston Hill sounds like a real winner. Fun, too.
I always reach for a family favorite: THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER. It always makes me feel good.
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Have a wonderful weekend.
-Anne
I don’t think I’ve read The Best Christmas Pageant Ever.
Wonderful ♥️