Other editions of book A Christmas Memory

Truman Capote's boyhood Christmas memoir, rereleased with a beautiful new packaging. The classic story of Truman Capote's childhood Christmas ritual is more endearing than ever in this newly redesigned package. In celebration of A Christmas Memory's enduring appeal, this repackaged edition retains Beth Peck's evocative watercolors and Capote's original text. First published in 1956, this is the story from Capote's childhood of lovingly making fruitcakes from scratch at Christmas-time with his elderly cousin, and has stood the test of time to become known as an American holiday classic.

First published in 1956, this much sought-after autobiographical recollection of Truman Capote's rural Alabama boyhood has become a modern-day classic. We are proud to be reprinting this warm and delicately illustrated edition of A Christmas Memory--"a tiny gem of a holiday story" (School Library Journal, starred review). Seven-year-old Buddy inaugurates the Christmas season by crying out to his cousin, Miss Sook Falk: "It's fruitcake weather!" Thus begins an unforgettable portrait of an odd but enduring friendship between two innocent souls--one young and one old--and the memories they share of beloved holiday rituals.

First published in 1956, this much sought-after autobiographical recollection of Truman Capote's rural Alabama boyhood has become a modern-day classic. We are proud to be reprinting this warm and delicately illustrated edition of A Christmas Memory--"a tiny gem of a holiday story" (School Library Journal, starred review). Seven-year-old Buddy inaugurates the Christmas season by crying out to his cousin, Miss Sook Falk: "It's fruitcake weather!" Thus begins an unforgettable portrait of an odd but enduring friendship between two innocent souls--one young and one old--and the memories they share of beloved holiday rituals.

The THANKSGIVING VISITOR is a tale about a boy and his bully problem. The story is narrated by eight-year-old Buddy, whose older cousin is his best friend. Buddy gets stopped on the way to school every day by local bully Odd Henderson, who pins him to the ground and rubs burrs into Buddy's head because "he's a sissy", an appellation to which Buddy admits. To stop this problem, his cousin, Miss Sook, invites Odd to her big Thanksgiving party. In CHRISTMAS MEMORY, Buddy and his (elderly) cousin spend their last Christmas together making fruitcakes and decorating. They make each other kites as gifts. Buddy is sent away to school and intuitively knows when his cousins dies - as he grows older and feels winter coming on, he often thinks of "a lost pair of kites hurrying toward heaven."

Capote's largely autobiographical account of the years he lived with a family of distant, elderly cousins in a small rural AL town (a setting in which he became the inspiration for Harper Lee's character Dill in "To Kill a Mockingbird.") Originally published in "Mademoiselle" magazine in 1956, this is a reprint (no date) of the First Random House edition (First, Thus), with code B9 on copyright page & a Library of Congress number (pre-ISBN). Slim hardcover with black cloth-wrapped spine over creamy off-white paper-covered boards with gilt lettering & design is in Near Fine condition: downgraded due to light soil/smudges to exterior boards. Interior is pristine & like New: completely clean, binding tight, NO writing, underlining, or highlighting; NOT ex-lib or remainder. NO DJ on this copy. Please see our photos! Description & photos copyright Gargoyle Books 2016. All orders processed before 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time) ship Same Day; Weekends & holidays ship next business day.