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The Thanksgiving visitor ; A Christmas memory
The Thanksgiving visitor ; A Christmas memory | Truman Capote
6 posts | 4 read | 3 to read
A boy recalls his life with an elderly relative in rural Alabama in the 1930s and the lesson she taught him one Thanksgiving Day about dealing with a bully from school and reminiscence of a Christmas shared by a seven-year-old boy and a sixtyish childlike woman, with enormous love and friendship between them.
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Bookwormjillk
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I adore this short story collection and read it to kick off the holiday season every year.

LeahBergen I love these stories, too! 2y
mrp27 I‘m reading this one right now too! 2y
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Bookwormjillk
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For me reading Truman Capote‘s A Christmas Memory is a favorite holiday tradition. It‘s a quiet hour I take for myself to kick off the holiday season. I love the work Truman and his cousin Sook put into their fruitcakes: gathering nuts, saving pennies, and buying whiskey down by the river. It‘s a story filled with anticipation and wistfulness all at once. Read it this morning and will carry its warm glow all day.

Cathythoughts What a lovely review ❤️. I think I meant to get this last year .. stacking 3y
TheSpineView ❤📖💚🎄📚 3y
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PuddleJumper That's such a nice tradition 3y
Clwojick Stacking! 3y
BookmarkTavern What a cool tradition! 3y
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Lcsmcat
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I‘m notorious for not sticking to them, but here‘s my #DecemberTBR. The top is for a buddy read with @Andrew65 & the Tolkien for my irl book club, so I know I‘ll read those. The Dylan Thomas and A Christmas Carol are traditions. We read them every year. The rest are good intentions. 😀 #hollyjollyreading @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @OriginalCyn620

Andrew65 My library book came through early so happy to start Jamaica Inn whenever you are. 5y
Lcsmcat @Andrew65 I‘m ready any time. 5y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Beautiful!! ❤️📚 5y
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Andrew65 @Lcsmcat I‘m that case I‘ll start tomorrow 😊 Looking forward to this. 5y
Lcsmcat @Andrew65 Me too. I love Rebecca, but haven‘t read anything else by her. 5y
Andrew65 @Lcsmcat Me either. 5y
OriginalCyn620 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 5y
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Bookwormjillk
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Slightly distracting

britt_brooke 😹 5y
Amiable 😄 5y
Cortg Adorable! 5y
brit91 😹😹😹 5y
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kspenmoll
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#GratefulReads #SetDuringThanksgiving
A true story of Thanksgiving & a Thanksgiving murder. 🦃🎉
Happy Thanksgiving Littens!

ljuliel Happy Thanksgiving. 🍁 like your choice of books ! ( especially Capote ) ❤️ 5y
OriginalCyn620 Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃 5y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Happy Thanksgiving 🦃🍽 5y
kspenmoll @ljuliel @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @OriginalCyn620 Thank you & I hope you enjoyed your Thanksgiving Day! 🦃❤️ 5y
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alisiakae
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1. Thanksgiving is definitely November-ish.😃
2. Turned in an application for one of my Town's Advisory Boards. Considering my utter lack of motivation this week & the fact it isn't due until mid-December, I consider that a huge success!
3. Family movie night - probably Manchurian on Disney+ and then maybe Doctor Strange.
4. Only one, he passed away after a kidney transplant when I was...holy sh*t, Maya's age. My dad's twin.
5. 👍

#friyayintro

Bookzombie Good job turning your application in so early! 5y
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