- Hardcover: 133 pages
- Publisher: Banks Channel Books; 1 edition (October 2001)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1889199095
- ISBN-13: 978-1889199092
- Product Dimensions: 18.7 x 13.1 x 1.7 cm
- Shipping Weight: 254 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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From Publishers Weekly
This heartwarming story is truly an interfaith tale, a profile of a family in which the mother is Jewish and the father Christian. (This is a roman … clef: Bache has lovingly drawn from her own experience as a member of a Jewish-Catholic family.) As the parents perform the annual negotiations of latkes and parties and wrapping paper (red or blue?), their five-year-old son becomes seriously ill, making the entire family realize anew the central message of both Hanukkah and Christmas: Miracles are possible. The novella is simply and beautifully presented Bache, a Willa Cather Prize recipient, clearly knows how to tell a story. What could be cloying or manipulative is instead full of honest emotion.
Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
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Holiday Reading for All Faiths,
By A Customer
This review is from: Holiday Miracles: A Christmas/Hanukkah Story (Hardcover)
Our book group chose this as a holiday selection. It is heartwarming and quick to read -- perfect for the busy fall/winter season -- but also raises a lot of issues for discussion. Some of us learned the story of Hanukkah we hadn't known before, and we were all introduced to the unique issues interfaith families deal with all the time. I would recommend this to readers of any faith as a moving, informative book that presents a lot of information in a very sweet package.
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A great holiday book!,
By A Customer
This review is from: Holiday Miracles: A Christmas/Hanukkah Story (Hardcover)
This is the story of an interfaith family whose child gets sick during the holidays -- a terrific book for learning how interfaith families manage, but also one any mother will identify with and hold her breath over. If you want to read something that will make you appreciate the true meaning of the holidays, this is it. Also makes a great gift.
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Holiday Reading for All Faiths,
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This review is from: Holiday Miracles: A Christmas/Hanukkah Story (Hardcover)
Our book group chose this as a holiday selection. It is heartwarming and quick to read -- perfect for the busy fall/winter season -- but also raises a lot of issues for discussion. Some of us learned the story of Hanukkah we hadn't known before, and we were all introduced to the unique issues interfaith families deal with all the time. I would recommend this to readers of any faith as a moving, informative book that presents a lot of information in a very sweet package.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
A great holiday book!,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Holiday Miracles: A Christmas/Hanukkah Story (Hardcover)
This is the story of an interfaith family whose child gets sick during the holidays -- a terrific book for learning how interfaith families manage, but also one any mother will identify with and hold her breath over. If you want to read something that will make you appreciate the true meaning of the holidays, this is it. Also makes a great gift.
1.0 out of 5 stars
Holiday Miracles: A Christmas/Hanukkah Story,
By Terry - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Holiday Miracles: A Christmas/Hanukkah Story (Hardcover)
This book was dissapointing not to mention BORING. There was no religious inspiration or insight. The story itself was pointless and dull. A child gets sick, the mother is feeling guilty. End of story. Save your money and give it to your place of worship. Better yet, give it to a food pantry.
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