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A Very Bookish Thanksgiving
by Sarah Holman, Kelsey Bryant, Rebekah Jones, J. Grace Pennington, & Amanda Tero
428 pages // published in 2020 // Christian fiction anthalogy
Five stories. Five book-lovers. Five Thanksgiving novellas inspired by five classics. This is a limited-edition novella collection with contributions by five different authors.
The Promise of Acorns ~ Kelsey Bryant
Erin Moore is a nanny whose strained relationship with Thanksgiving becomes even more complicated when her new employer asks her to teach his grandchildren about the holiday. The results surprise them both. Inspired by Jane Eyre,
As Long as I Belong ~ Sarah Holman
Young Annalise Marshell has always felt like she straddles two worlds, like Jane Austen’s Fanny Price. Yet, near Thanksgiving, she faces the fact she might soon not belong anywhere at all. Inspired by Mansfield Park.
The Windles and the Lost Boy ~ Rebekah Jones
All Lost Boys could find refuge with Patrick Quill. Jeremy might do the same - if he could find him and if Patrick is real. Inspired by Peter Pan
Grand Intentions ~ J. Grace Pennington
Pippa has always dreamed of being a great novelist, but between her job and helping her mom raise her three younger brothers, she never seems to be able to write. So when her grandmother offers her a few months away with all the time she could wish for, she’s sure to write the story she’s always dreamed of -- or does her problem run deeper than she thinks? Inspired by Great Expectations.
A Fine Day Tomorrow ~ Amanda Tero
Essie March never planned to do much with her life, being the sickly one of the family. And just as she starts to pursue her dream of nursing, it seems that everything stands in her way to prevent it. Inspired by Little Women.
Review of:
A FINE DAY TOMORROW
by Amanda Tero
Five stars for this amazing Little Women retelling.
Imagine the war-wracked world of 1918. If you're not killed from battle wounds, then the Spanish Flu will likely get you instead. In the middle of all this horridness stands the March family on the home front. (No, not the same Marches from Little Women, but cleverly disguised versions of those beloved characters in an all new era and setting.)
The roles of Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy are turned over to a new set of sisters, Marge, Charlie, Essie, and Florrie. These girls may have to fight similar battles to the girls in Little Women, but with new causes and new triumphs.
Our unsuspecting leading heroine is actually Essie, a "shy and quiet" girl with the heart of Beth March. This story is hers, had she lived to adulthood and charged forth on a mission in life, in her own way, one that springs forth from the goodness of her heart. Due to time spent as an invalid during childhood, Essie wishes to help others through nursing them back to health. That is her goal in life, along with marrying James, whom she waits for while he is away at war.
“Come, let’s take a turn in the garden. No one else dares venture outside anymore. The whole world is turning into a madhouse.”
It just so happens that this book was written in 2020 at the perfect time, when a pandemic hit our modern world, just like it did in 1918. If you read this story now, you'll be quite impressed with the similarities in life that we in 2020 share with the people of 1918. For example, they made their own masks to wear in public and staying at home was advised (history repeats itself 102 years later).
Essie is also undergoing a deep spiritual journey too, as she struggles to understand God's will for her. She is trying to find joy in her daily life, in both the small things and the large, but she is still wrestling with the idea. I dearly loved seeing God's bright light shining on Essie, waiting for her to give in to His grace.
Perfect for fans of Little Women, literature nerds, and history buffs.
Suitable for: 10 and up - Adults
Read this story + 4 more literature-inspired Thanksgiving stories in A Very Bookish Thanksgiving!
About the Authors:
Kelsey Bryant is an author, editor, and martial arts instructor from Central Texas. She loves God, her family, classic literature, and anything that transports her to the past.
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Sarah Holman lives in Central Texas with her amazing family. When not working on her next novel, she can usually be found hanging out with her siblings, reading, or taking long walks. If there is anything adventuresome about her life, it’s because she serves a God with a destiny bigger than anything she could have imagined.
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Rebekah Jones is first and foremost a follower of the Living God. She started writing as a little girl, seeking to glorify her King with her books and stories. Rebekah is an old soul in a young body (she’s not 12—honest!). While her exact age is classified, her interests are not. Among them are reading a variety of books, singing, playing and composing music, studying all manner of subjects, nannying an adventurous group of youngsters, and, of course, writing her books, poems, articles, and short stories. She writes a wide range of books from gentle children’s adventures to family sagas to murder mysteries.
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J. Grace Pennington has been telling stories since she could talk and writing them down since age five. Now she lives in the great state of Texas, where she writes as much as adult life permits. When she’s not writing she enjoys reading good books, having adventures with her husband, and looking up at the stars.
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Amanda Tero grew up attending a one room school with her eleven siblings—and loved it! She also fell in love with reading to the point her mom withheld her books to get her to do her chores. That love of reading turned into a love of writing YA fiction. Amanda is a music teacher by day and a literary guide by night, creating stories that whisk readers off to new eras and introduce them to heroic but flawed characters that live out their faith in astonishing ways.
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