{"product_id":"an-indiana-christmas-hardback-9780253050281","title":"An Indiana Christmas (Hardback) 9780253050281","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAn Indiana Christmas\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eBryan Furuness (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780253050281\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 6 October 2020\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e242 pages, 18 b\u0026amp;w illus.\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.2 cm, 0.522 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Having spent every Christmas of my life in Indiana, I can safely say \u003ci\u003eAn Indiana Christmas\u003c\/i\u003e captures not only the spirit of Indiana, but the magic of Christmas. A gift of a book!\"—Philip Gulley, Indiana writer\u003cbr\u003e \"You will find the spirit of Christmas in frozen fields, candle-lit faces, and wood-burning stoves; it's there on chicken farms, in barns where suspended dust looks holy, and in songs echoing alleluias. The spirit sits before us at extended dining room tables snug with family, friends, casseroles, crockpots, and plates stamped with holly. In these stories, essays, and poems, some of our best Indiana authors gift us with writing that glimmers, shining a light on who we were and who we are. \u003ci\u003eAn\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eIndiana Christmas\u003c\/i\u003e is a curl-up book you'll savor year after year.\"—Margaret McMullan, author of \u003ci\u003eWhere the Angels Lived\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eAn Indiana Christmas\u003c\/i\u003e is more than just a nostalgic parade of the old Hoosier masters—the clever plotting of Meredith Nicholson, the homey sweetness of Gene Stratton Porter or Jessamyn West, George Ade's hilarious smart-ass style, James Whitcomb Riley's classic quaintness. This collection's newer authors, like Kurt Vonnegut, Barbara Shoup, and Susan Neville, show us that Indiana remains a bottomless gift bag of good literature.\"—James Alexander Thom, bestselling author\u003cbr\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eAn Indiana Christmas\u003c\/i\u003e is a real treat, a guest list for the ideal Hoosier literary Yuletide dinner party . . . old friends sharing the table with charming new company. Any home in the state would do itself proud to have this delightful book placed above the hearth, at the ready for aloud sampling throughout the holiday season.\"—Nathan Montoya, Proprietor, Village Lights Bookstore\u003cbr\u003e \"A grand and thrilling selection of Hoosier writing presented through the fraught lens of Christmas. Both the new voices and the Pulitzer Prize winners here remind us of the dangers of nostalgia while also giving license to the deepest pleasures of memory. This is a fascinating and utterly enjoyable read, and I'm sure I'll pick it up again over many Christmases to come.\"—Michael Dahlie, author of \u003ci\u003eA Gentleman's Guide to Graceful Living\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"The stories, poems, and essays in \u003ci\u003eAn Indiana Christmas\u003c\/i\u003e will stay with you long after reading, no matter the season. The anthology brings to life all manner of Hoosiers: bearing casseroles, pierogi, and trifles; snowblowing neighbors' driveways just because; losing and finding religion; and posing as Santa or his grinchy counterpart. You'll see yourself in this book made by, for, and about people searching for identity in a place as complex as any.\"—Sarah Layden, author of \u003ci\u003eTrip Through Your Wires\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"In this anthology, Furuness has successfully captured both the uniqueness and the universality of an Indiana Christmas. Some experiences—like a child's wish for a Red Ryder BB gun—transcend time, age, and circumstance; others—like Susan Neville's depiction of a country Christmas party—remind longtime Hoosiers of holiday gatherings as reprieves from dark, cold nights in a \"landlocked state.\" The collection brings Indiana's great writers—past and present—into conversation with each other, exploring the way in which this special time of year connects us with community and, ultimately, brings us home.\"—Megan Telligman, Program Manager, Indiana Humanities\u003cbr\u003e \"Indiana's deep literary heritage is celebrated in a new anthology with a seasonal theme. . . . In all this collection covers a variety of emotions and literary styles. All are crisply written, and most are just a few pages, which makes this book admirable Advent reading, covering just one or two entries a day during the holiday season.\"—Rich Gotshall, \u003ci\u003eDaily Journal, Franklin, IN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Bryan Furuness delivers three dozen views of \u003ci\u003eAn Indiana Christmas\u003c\/i\u003e in this new compendium of stories, poems, essays, bits of thought, personal scenes enlarged and condensed, poignant moments crystalized and timelessness upended, all spinning from that whirl on a plastic chair Barbara Shoup relates in the opening offering. . . . \u003ci\u003eAn Indiana Christmas\u003c\/i\u003e invites us inside ourselves: our motivations, our challenges, our ability to connect with the call to care about this planet—our home universally in need of repair.\"—Rita Kohn, \u003ci\u003eNuvo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eImagine a moonlit railroad track, a rural road and barn covered with just a dusting of snow, a hound dog asleep by the woodstove, and a Red Ryder BB gun hidden behind the tinseled tree—all the makings of an unforgettable Indiana Christmas. In \u003ci\u003eAn Indiana Christmas\u003c\/i\u003e, editor Bryan Furuness brings together timeless short stories, poems, plays, and letters to help you get into the holiday spirit. Lose yourself in classics like \"In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash\" by Jean Shepherd, which inspired the beloved movie \u003ci\u003eA Christmas Story\u003c\/i\u003e, and \"A Feel in the Christmas Air\"\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eby James Whitcomb Riley, along with more recent literary works like \"The Myth of the Perfect Christmas Photo Family\" by Kelsey Timmerman and \"While Mortals Sleep\" by famed Indiana writer Kurt Vonnegut. To achieve the perfect combination of Christmas nostalgia and cheer, Furuness has curated Hoosier stories that allow you to experience an idyllic holiday gathering in \"Indiana Winter\" by Susan Neville, feel the excitement of a child on Christmas Eve with \"Earthbound\" by Barbara Shoup, and face the loneliness of a drifter on Christmas night in \"Howard Garfield, Balladeer\" by Edward Porter. The collection even offers the chance to read a Christmas war dispatch from the late, great Hoosier journalist Ernie Pyle. Heartfelt and unique, \u003ci\u003eAn Indiana Christmas\u003c\/i\u003e paints a picture of what Hoosiers truly hold dear. Family, love, giving, hope, and faith shine through these poignant stories, which are sure to put you in good spirits for the holidays.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Earthbound \/ Barbara Shoup\u003cbr\u003e Winter Scene, Past Midnight \/ Matthew Brennan\u003cbr\u003e The Fable of the Cut-up Who Came Very Near Losing His Ticket, But Who Turned Defeat into Victory \/ George Ade\u003cbr\u003e Making Pierogi on Christmas Eve \/ Karen Kovacik\u003cbr\u003e Keeping Christmas Our Way \/ Gene Stratton-Porter\u003cbr\u003e Digging and Grousing \/ Ernie Pyle\u003cbr\u003e The farm wife finds grace in her empty barn\u003ci\u003e \/ \u003c\/i\u003eShari Wagner\u003cbr\u003e The farm wife makes her Christmas list\u003ci\u003e \/ \u003c\/i\u003eShari Wagner\u003cbr\u003e Indiana Winter \/ Susan Neveille\u003cbr\u003e Home for the Holidays \/ Liz Whiteacre\u003cbr\u003e A Reversible Santa Claus \/ Meredith Nicholson\u003cbr\u003e Two Pieces \/ Ambrose Bierce\u003cbr\u003e Shepherds, Why This Jubilee? \/ Bryan Furuness\u003cbr\u003e Pictures from a Clapboard House \/ Jessamyn West\u003cbr\u003e Too Cold \/ Jayne Marek\u003cbr\u003e Winter Runes \/ Jayne Marek\u003cbr\u003e Trifles \/ Lori Rader-Day\u003cbr\u003e December Barns of Darkness \/ George Kalamaras\u003cbr\u003e In Sunset and Moonlight, What Gathered Our Thoughts Was the Adhesive Dark \/ George Kalamaras\u003cbr\u003e Nanny Anne and the Christmas Story \/ Karen Joy Fowler\u003cbr\u003e Blessed rancor of music \/ Curtis L. Crisler\u003cbr\u003e Wealth \/ Scott Russell Sanders\u003cbr\u003e The Christmas Long Ago \/ James Whitcomb Riley\u003cbr\u003e A Feel in the Christmas Air \/ James Whitcomb Riley\u003cbr\u003e A Song for Christmas \/ James Whitcomb Riley\u003cbr\u003e Baby Alive \/ Melissa Fraterrigo\u003cbr\u003e Santa Claus, Indiana\/ Bryan Furuness\u003cbr\u003e Howard Garfield, Balladeer \/ Edward Porter\u003cbr\u003e The Five Little Sykeses, from Mr. Bingle \/ George Barr McCutcheon\u003cbr\u003e The Schneebrunzer \/ Norbert Krapf\u003cbr\u003e The Myth of the Perfect Christmas Photo Family \/ Kelsey Timmerman\u003cbr\u003e Treasure! \/ Eliza Tudor\u003cbr\u003e from \"December\" in\u003ci\u003e Abe Martin's Almanack\u003c\/i\u003e \/ Frank McKinney Hubbard\u003cbr\u003e Beasley's Christmas Party \/ Booth Tarkington\u003cbr\u003e from \u003ci\u003eIn God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash\u003c\/i\u003e \/ Jean Parker Shepherd Jr.\u003cbr\u003e While Mortals Sleep \/ Kurt Vonnegut\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52520406090008,"sku":"9780253050281","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/an-indiana-christmas-hardback-9780253050281","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}