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Gay Youth Chronicles Complete Chronology #51
Christmas in Graymoor Mansion
Friends and family gather in stately Graymoor Mansion to celebrate the holiday season, but a blizzard traps them in the massive Victorian home Christmas Eve and all of Christmas Day. To entertain themselves, the guests take turns sharing their Christmas memories and special holiday stories. Join Sean, his family, and friends in their Christmas celebration. There’s plenty of food, including wonderful desserts, Christmas cookies, and steaming hot cocoa to go with this set of Christmas tales. This is a collection of previously unpublished Christmas tales to be read year after year.
341 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 30, 2010
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Mark A. Roeder
99 books210 followersMark A. Roeder grew up in southern Indiana - near a small town similar to those that appear in his novels.
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December 2, 2015
This collection of holiday tales was a treat. Many of the stories were familiar from Mark's previous releases and a few from scenes that were included in later novels. A few were entirely new to me. Overall they evoked a warm and familiar Christmas feeling and having grown up in the midwest they brought back a lot of my own holiday memories as well.
I probably would have given them another star but I made the mistake of reading too many of them at one time. Just like fruitcake, these are best when spread out, perhaps over a few years and savored for all their nuances.
Still, I'm sure that I'll bring a few of them out year after year and re-read them when I want to evoke a Christmas feeling.
I probably would have given them another star but I made the mistake of reading too many of them at one time. Just like fruitcake, these are best when spread out, perhaps over a few years and savored for all their nuances.
Still, I'm sure that I'll bring a few of them out year after year and re-read them when I want to evoke a Christmas feeling.
November 25, 2021
Note: I enjoyed this as an audiobook on Audible.
There are so many positive things to say about this book, but the golden-throated narrator took my ears to a new level by singing in one of the vignettes. Oh. My. God. That. Voice! Jerry Bradshaw has narrated a handful of Mark Roeder's works and I hope to hear him narrate much, much more. Especially when there's a reason for him to sing!
I'm going to be perfectly honest and easy up front that I kind of hate Christmas. I hate the commercialness. I hate compulsory gift-giving that leads to last resort "gotta get something!" purchases of things like bubble bath. I don't believe in God, so the religious angle does nothing for me either. My grinchy self even hates the snow. So when I was gifted a collection of Christmas stories, I wasn't exactly thrilled or expecting much. Way to prove me wrong, Mark Roeder! This wasn't really a laughing out loud book, but it sure had me spending a few extra minutes in my car before going into work, trying to stop crying at some of the more emotional stories. Instead of promoting excess, these stories acknowledged the difficulty so many people have with money and encouraged thoughtful, even if cheap (or free!) gifts. Instead of cramming the idea of spending time with toxic family or existing only for romantic love, these stories acknowledged people who have cobbled together families or even people who spend the holidays completely alone and how those circumstances can still lead to happiness and a lovely day. There was much talk about forgiveness and acceptance and just honest love. I highly recommend this, even to my fellow Christmas haters.
There are so many positive things to say about this book, but the golden-throated narrator took my ears to a new level by singing in one of the vignettes. Oh. My. God. That. Voice! Jerry Bradshaw has narrated a handful of Mark Roeder's works and I hope to hear him narrate much, much more. Especially when there's a reason for him to sing!
I'm going to be perfectly honest and easy up front that I kind of hate Christmas. I hate the commercialness. I hate compulsory gift-giving that leads to last resort "gotta get something!" purchases of things like bubble bath. I don't believe in God, so the religious angle does nothing for me either. My grinchy self even hates the snow. So when I was gifted a collection of Christmas stories, I wasn't exactly thrilled or expecting much. Way to prove me wrong, Mark Roeder! This wasn't really a laughing out loud book, but it sure had me spending a few extra minutes in my car before going into work, trying to stop crying at some of the more emotional stories. Instead of promoting excess, these stories acknowledged the difficulty so many people have with money and encouraged thoughtful, even if cheap (or free!) gifts. Instead of cramming the idea of spending time with toxic family or existing only for romantic love, these stories acknowledged people who have cobbled together families or even people who spend the holidays completely alone and how those circumstances can still lead to happiness and a lovely day. There was much talk about forgiveness and acceptance and just honest love. I highly recommend this, even to my fellow Christmas haters.
March 20, 2013
Very good writing. I'm not a big fan of short stories but this sounded interesting. I only gave it 2 stars because in my opinion most of these stories were sad and depressing and I hate that. Plus there just on the good side of PG and I much prefer XXX reading, lol.
July 10, 2015
Much like Christmas at Graymoor... in fact this is basically the early version of it.
December 27, 2016
If your a fan of The Gay Youth Chronicles this is a must read. Like eating Christmas cookies on Christmas Day!
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