{"product_id":"holiday-visions-don-jacobson-9798865689492","title":"Holiday Visions: A Pride and Prejudice Variation","description":"\u003cb\u003eA Holiday Anthology\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eDon Jacobson is a masterful storyteller whose work shines through well-crafted prose and deep, introspective characterization, both of ODC and everyone else. \u003cb\u003eHoliday Visions \u003c\/b\u003ereally showcases all of this through a variety of short works. \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eViolet King, Author of \u003ci\u003eLove Potion Mine\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLove is the Christmas Star\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe holiday season holds a thousand different memories. Christmas is not for the future except that what is done this year will be cherished by posterity. Pride and Prejudice's Bennets and Darcys find the strength to gather their families and create new memories for the next generation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this collection of stories, love shapes the spirit of the season. The tenderness of a poor family sharing their Christmas dinner with their landlord recalls a manger from long ago. A governess's love for her charge leads to the discovery of her own life-love. Letters remind the reader of unfailing devotion. Romance ignites Twelfth Night balls. Love strikes that crystalline note to send all into a memorable future. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is an anthology of Pride and Prejudice variations and is about 40,000 words in length across six stories. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Gamekeeper's Cabin\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"We could be stranded here for several days,\" Darcy whispered. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eElizabeth looked over her husband's shoulder to see the other couple tête-à-tête. \"I see Tomkins is breaking the same news to his wife. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Although, Will, I think 'stranded' implies distress. On the contrary, we are warm and in happy company.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Longbourn Letter\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMary had walked through the valley. She had seen the death of innocents and heard the sorrow of the bereaved. Mary had reached out to them to be a conduit for His Goodness. And through that, she discovered the glory in the smile of a child made happy by quiet words or the look of warmth in the rheumy eyes of an old cottager granted the simple courtesy of hot tea in a clean cup. At this very moment, her heart could be no fuller. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eTwelfth Night at Madras House\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNo Pain. Only the joy in Love's discovery \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eTwelfth Night Proposals\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHer face, rosy in the room's firelight, was turned down to his. Her eyes slowly opened as she beheld her world. The golden-brown pools glistened with hope and joy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eTwelfth Night with Prometheus\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWilliam was the rock, though, to which Elizabeth had clung. As galvanism had animated Frankenstein's creation, so did Darcy's unwavering love, akin to Volta's energy, raise new life in her battered heart. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Thornhill Christmas\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChristmas is a thousand different memories, each held dear by those we love-and even those we have never met. Christmas is not for the future except that what we do in this time will be cherished by posterity. Perhaps together, we might find the strength to join our family below and create new memories for the next generation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Don Jacobson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8865689498\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798865689492\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/27\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 156\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.36d","brand":"Don Jacobson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44598318170367,"sku":"9798865689492","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_77b9af94-11af-471e-a9e3-6dad9502a628.jpg?v=1702381837","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/holiday-visions-don-jacobson-9798865689492","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}