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Hot Apple Cider
Christmas with Hot Apple Cider
Christmas with Hot Apple Cider: Stories from the Season of Giving and Receiving is an eclectic collection of true stories, short fiction, and poetry. With 55 featured authors and poets, the anthology provides a diverse and multidimensional look at the traditions, teachings, and values surrounding the birth of Jesus.
You’ll delight in stories about:
An immigrant family puzzling over unfamiliar North American customs
Grandparents passing down a family tradition to a young grandchild
An elderly man reminiscing about the year he knew there’d be no presents
A Jewish woman sharing her childhood longing for the joy of Christmas
An Old Order Mennonite girl experiencing Handel’s Messiah
A writer struggling to create a meaningful presentation about the innkeeper
A teacher witnessing the joy of a simple gift at a Nigerian orphanage
As you discover a fresh appreciation for the holiday season, you might even be inspired to share your own stories.
You’ll delight in stories about:
An immigrant family puzzling over unfamiliar North American customs
Grandparents passing down a family tradition to a young grandchild
An elderly man reminiscing about the year he knew there’d be no presents
A Jewish woman sharing her childhood longing for the joy of Christmas
An Old Order Mennonite girl experiencing Handel’s Messiah
A writer struggling to create a meaningful presentation about the innkeeper
A teacher witnessing the joy of a simple gift at a Nigerian orphanage
As you discover a fresh appreciation for the holiday season, you might even be inspired to share your own stories.
352 pages, Paperback
Published September 30, 2017
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December 5, 2017
This anthology of true-life stories, fiction, and poetry from 55 Canadian Christian writers is a strong addition to the Hot Apple Cider series.
Memories from the past include tales of Canadian childhood from those born in Canada and children of immigrants making new homes in sometimes-challenging circumstances. Vignettes from the present include what Christmas might be like for the incarcerated, and Christmas celebrations with grandchildren. Short stories include a man who’s decided to live off the grid and a young woman who befriends an immigrant.
The Hot Apple Cider series are heart-warming collections along the line of the Chicken Soup books, but less sentimental. They’re all from Christian authors, but they’re not sermons. Instead, the writers’ faith is the worldview from which they draw their work.
Christmas With Hot Apple Cider is the fifth and newest book in the series, joining three full-length books and the mini-book, A Taste of Hot Apple Cider. I think it’s a keeper, that readers will turn to year after year as part of settling into the Christmas spirit.
[Review copy from my personal library.]
Memories from the past include tales of Canadian childhood from those born in Canada and children of immigrants making new homes in sometimes-challenging circumstances. Vignettes from the present include what Christmas might be like for the incarcerated, and Christmas celebrations with grandchildren. Short stories include a man who’s decided to live off the grid and a young woman who befriends an immigrant.
The Hot Apple Cider series are heart-warming collections along the line of the Chicken Soup books, but less sentimental. They’re all from Christian authors, but they’re not sermons. Instead, the writers’ faith is the worldview from which they draw their work.
Christmas With Hot Apple Cider is the fifth and newest book in the series, joining three full-length books and the mini-book, A Taste of Hot Apple Cider. I think it’s a keeper, that readers will turn to year after year as part of settling into the Christmas spirit.
[Review copy from my personal library.]
November 13, 2017
This is a delightful read as we enter the Christmas season and I felt privileged to be one of the contributors.
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