Christmas Bells
New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Chiaverini celebrates Christmas, past and present, with a wondrous novel inspired by the classic poem aChristmas Bells, a by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. I heard the bells on Christmas Day/ Their old familiar carols play/ And wild and sweet/ The words repeat/Of peace on earth, good-will to men! In 1860, the Henry Wadsworth Longfellow family celebrated Christmas at Craigie House, their home in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The publication of Longfellowas classic Revolutionary War poem, aPaul Revereas Ride, a was less than a month hence, and the countryas 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. Sophiaas 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 childrenas 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 Longfellowas family circle was suddenly, tragically broken, cutting even deeper than the privations of wartime. Through the pain of profound loss and hardship, Longfellowas patriotism never failed, nor did the power of his language. aChristmas Bells, a the poem he wrote that holiday, lives on, spoken as verse and sung as a hymn. Jennifer Chiaverinias resonant and heartfelt novel for the season reminds us why we must continue to hear glad tidings, even as we are tested by strife. Reading Christmas Bells evokes the resplendent joy of a chorus of voices raised in reverent song.What a wonderful Christmas gift this would be for her mother, Charlotte thought. ... the historic residence she had visited in third grade, and the new carol Miss Sophia had chosen for the choira#39;s Christmas ... was given the solo in aI Heard the Bells on Christmas Daya that she realized what her story lacked: a Christmas poem. ... to recover in a makeshift hospital set up in a church rather than a regular one, so of course her story included a choir. ... Simple and clear, with a perfect rhythm.
| Title | : | Christmas Bells |
| Author | : | Jennifer Chiaverini |
| Publisher | : | Penguin - 2015-10-27 |
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