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Christmas bells : a novel, Jennifer Chiaverini

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Inspired by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem "Christmas Bells," this novel intersperses the story of how Longfellow came to write the poem with the stories of several people connected to St. Margaret's, a church in contemporary Boston. In the early 1860s, Longfellow is mourning the death of his wife and worrying about his son on the Civil War battlefields while in the present a music teacher faces the loss of her job, a family worries about their missing father in Afghanistan, and brothers clash. With a little help from Sister Winifred, however, those at St. Margaret's find the hope and joy of the season as they sing a hymn inspired by Longfellow's words
Language
eng
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First edition.
Extent
317 pages
Isbn
9780525955245
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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
Inspired by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem "Christmas Bells," this novel intersperses the story of how Longfellow came to write the poem with the stories of several people connected to St. Margaret's, a church in contemporary Boston. In the early 1860s, Longfellow is mourning the death of his wife and worrying about his son on the Civil War battlefields while in the present a music teacher faces the loss of her job, a family worries about their missing father in Afghanistan, and brothers clash. With a little help from Sister Winifred, however, those at St. Margaret's find the hope and joy of the season as they sing a hymn inspired by Longfellow's words
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Chiaverini, Jennifer
Dewey number
813/.54
Index
no index present
LC call number
PS3553.H473
LC item number
C47 2015
Literary form
novels
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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
  • City churches
  • Faith
  • Poets, American
  • Women music teachers
  • Carols
  • Soldiers
  • War poetry
  • United States
  • Boston (Mass.)
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Christmas bells : a novel, Jennifer Chiaverini
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [315]-317)
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volume
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rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
22 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
317 pages
Isbn
9780525955245
Lccn
2015009505
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
System control number
  • ocn905089059
  • (OCoLC)905089059
Label
Christmas bells : a novel, Jennifer Chiaverini
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages [315]-317)
Carrier category
volume
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
22 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
317 pages
Isbn
9780525955245
Lccn
2015009505
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
System control number
  • ocn905089059
  • (OCoLC)905089059

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