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The Resource Christmas bells : a novel, Jennifer Chiaverini

Christmas bells : a novel, Jennifer Chiaverini

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"In 1860, the Henry Wadsworth Longfellow family celebrated Christmas at Craigie House, their home in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The publication of Longfellow's classic Revolutionary War poem, 'Paul Revere's Ride,' was less than a month hence, and the country's grave political unrest weighed heavily on his mind. Yet with his beloved wife, Fanny, and their five adored children at his side, the delights of the season prevailed. In present-day Boston, a dedicated teacher in the Watertown public school system is stunned by somber holiday tidings. Sophia's music program has been sacrificed to budget cuts, and she worries not only about her impending unemployment but also about the consequences to her underprivileged students. At the church where she volunteers as music director, Sophia tries to forget her cares as she leads the children's choir in rehearsal for a Christmas Eve concert. Inspired to honor a local artist, Sophia has chosen a carol set to a poem by Longfellow, moved by the glorious words he penned one Christmas Day long ago, even as he suffered great loss. Christmas Bells chronicles the events of 1863, when the peace and contentment of Longfellow's family circle was suddenly, tragically broken, cutting even deeper than the privations of wartime. Through the pain of profound loss and hardship, Longfellow's patriotism never failed, nor did the power of his language. 'Christmas Bells,' the poem he wrote that holiday, lives on, spoken as verse and sung as a hymn. Jennifer Chiaverini's ... novel for the season reminds us why we must continue to hear glad tidings, even as we are tested by strife."--Front flap of jacket
Language
eng
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Extent
317 pages
Note
Includes Longfellow's poem, "Christmas bells."
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9781101984796
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Christmas bells : a novel
Title
Christmas bells
Title remainder
a novel
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Jennifer Chiaverini
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Language
eng
Summary
"In 1860, the Henry Wadsworth Longfellow family celebrated Christmas at Craigie House, their home in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The publication of Longfellow's classic Revolutionary War poem, 'Paul Revere's Ride,' was less than a month hence, and the country's grave political unrest weighed heavily on his mind. Yet with his beloved wife, Fanny, and their five adored children at his side, the delights of the season prevailed. In present-day Boston, a dedicated teacher in the Watertown public school system is stunned by somber holiday tidings. Sophia's music program has been sacrificed to budget cuts, and she worries not only about her impending unemployment but also about the consequences to her underprivileged students. At the church where she volunteers as music director, Sophia tries to forget her cares as she leads the children's choir in rehearsal for a Christmas Eve concert. Inspired to honor a local artist, Sophia has chosen a carol set to a poem by Longfellow, moved by the glorious words he penned one Christmas Day long ago, even as he suffered great loss. Christmas Bells chronicles the events of 1863, when the peace and contentment of Longfellow's family circle was suddenly, tragically broken, cutting even deeper than the privations of wartime. Through the pain of profound loss and hardship, Longfellow's patriotism never failed, nor did the power of his language. 'Christmas Bells,' the poem he wrote that holiday, lives on, spoken as verse and sung as a hymn. Jennifer Chiaverini's ... novel for the season reminds us why we must continue to hear glad tidings, even as we are tested by strife."--Front flap of jacket
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Chiaverini, Jennifer
Dewey number
813/.54
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Literary form
fiction
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bibliography
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1807-1882
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Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth
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  • Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth
  • Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth
  • Women teachers
  • Christmas stories
  • Biographical fiction
  • Massachusetts
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Christmas bells : a novel, Jennifer Chiaverini
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Publication
Note
Includes Longfellow's poem, "Christmas bells."
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages [315]-316)
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volume
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rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
ocn924836447
Dimensions
22 cm
Extent
317 pages
Isbn
9781101984796
Lccn
2015009505
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
System control number
(OCoLC)924836447
Label
Christmas bells : a novel, Jennifer Chiaverini
Publication
Note
Includes Longfellow's poem, "Christmas bells."
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages [315]-316)
Carrier category
volume
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
ocn924836447
Dimensions
22 cm
Extent
317 pages
Isbn
9781101984796
Lccn
2015009505
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
System control number
(OCoLC)924836447

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