{"product_id":"a-christmas-memory-9780679602378","title":"A Christmas Memory","description":"\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 \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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Modern Library\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/12\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780679602378\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.52h x 4.87w x 0.61d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e44937 \/ Christmas Memory\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.7 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Lower Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 1\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Truman Capote","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51730252660917,"sku":"9780679602378","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_d361d563-1ebc-4430-8d6d-1ea54803edd1.jpg?v=1758004687","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/a-christmas-memory-9780679602378","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}