{"product_id":"a-christmas-memory-2","title":"A Christmas Memory","description":"\u003cb\u003eT?ogether in one festive, keepsake volume, here are the three holiday stories that Truman Capote regarded as among his greatest works of short fiction.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “A Christmas Memory” and “The Thanksgiving Visitor” were inspired by Capote’s early years with a family of distant relatives in rural Alabama. These two childhood tales pay loving tribute to an eccentric old-maid cousin, Miss Sook Faulk, who became Capote’s best friend. In “A Christmas Memory,” Miss Sook, Buddy (the narrator), and their dog, Queenie, celebrate the yuletide in a hilariously tipsy state. In the poignant reminiscence “One Christmas,” six-year-old Buddy journeys to New Orleans for a reunion with his estranged father that shatters many illusions. And in “The Thanksgiving Visitor,” Miss Sook invites an unexpected guest to the holiday meal: the school bully, Odd Henderson, whom Buddy calls “the meanest human creature in my experience.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDistinguished by Capote’s delicate interplay of childhood sensibility and recollective vision, these three classics are gems that celebrate the unique bonds of friends and family.","brand":"OUATB","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48395297784063,"sku":"*R0089979*","price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0487\/5550\/7364\/files\/26439873482429.jpg?v=1776184713","url":"https:\/\/shop.onceuponatimebooks.com\/products\/a-christmas-memory-2","provider":"Once Upon a Time Books AR","version":"1.0","type":"link"}