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When Mother Was Eleven-Foot-Four: A Christmas Memory

Jerry Camery-Hoggatt

3.8/5 ( ratings)

This beautifully written holiday memoir follows the tradition of The Christmas Box and The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. It\u2019s the story of the author\u2019s mother, whose romantic nature and love for Christmas left a lifelong impression on her son.Mother is a tiny woman-4\u201911\u2019\u2019-except when life demands that she draw herself up to her "full height" of 11\u20194\u2019\u2019. Christmas is one of those times. Father is opposed to celebrating Christmas, and every year the couple fights about it. And every year Jerry and the other kids eavesdrop nervously until their mother ensures that Christmas wins out. When things take a turn for the worst, Mother and the boys find themselves struggling with poverty and depressed circumstances. Mother tries to make the best of Christmas at first, but when she loses the holiday spirit, her young sons decide to do something about it. In their attempt, they discover the true meaning of grace.

Language: English

Pages: 96

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Fleming H. Revell Company

Release: September 01, 2001

ISBN: 0800717899

ISBN 13: 9780800717896

When Mother Was Eleven-Foot-Four: A Christmas Memory

Jerry Camery-Hoggatt

3.8/5 ( ratings)

This beautifully written holiday memoir follows the tradition of The Christmas Box and The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. It\u2019s the story of the author\u2019s mother, whose romantic nature and love for Christmas left a lifelong impression on her son.Mother is a tiny woman-4\u201911\u2019\u2019-except when life demands that she draw herself up to her "full height" of 11\u20194\u2019\u2019. Christmas is one of those times. Father is opposed to celebrating Christmas, and every year the couple fights about it. And every year Jerry and the other kids eavesdrop nervously until their mother ensures that Christmas wins out. When things take a turn for the worst, Mother and the boys find themselves struggling with poverty and depressed circumstances. Mother tries to make the best of Christmas at first, but when she loses the holiday spirit, her young sons decide to do something about it. In their attempt, they discover the true meaning of grace.

Language: English

Pages: 96

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Fleming H. Revell Company

Release: September 01, 2001

ISBN: 0800717899

ISBN 13: 9780800717896

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