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Author:

VanLiere, Donna, 1966- author.

Title:

The Christmas table / Donna VanLiere.

Edition:

Large print edition.

Publisher:

Thorndike Pressa part of Gale, a Cengage Company,

Copyright Date:

2020

Description:

241 pages (large print) ; 23 cm

Subject:

Tables--Fiction.
Formulas, recipes, etc--Fiction.
Pregnant women--Fiction.
Families--Fiction.
Holidays--Fiction.
Mothers and daughters--Fiction.
Dinners and dining--Fiction.
Christmas stories.
Large type books.

Summary:

"In June 1972, John Creighton determines to build his wife Joan a kitchen table. His largest project to date had been picture frames but he promises to have the table ready for Thanksgiving dinner. Inspired to put something delicious on the table, Joan turns to her mother's recipes she had given to Joan when she and John married. In June 2012, Lauren Mabrey discovers she's pregnant. Gloria, Miriam, and the rest of her friends at Glory's Place begin to pitch in, helping Lauren prepare their home for the baby. On a visit to the local furniture builder, Lauren finds a table that he bought at a garage sale but has recently refinished. Once home, a drawer is discovered under the table which contains a stack of recipe cards. Growing up in one foster home after another, Lauren never learned to cook and is fascinated as she reads through the cards. Personal notes have been written on each one from the mother to her daughter and time and again Lauren wonders where they lived, when they lived, and in a strange way, she feels connected to this mother and her daughter and wants to make the mother proud. The story continues to from 1972 to 2012 as Joan battles breast cancer and Lauren learns to cook, preparing for the baby's arrival. As Christmas nears, can Lauren unlock the mystery of the table, and find the peace she's always longed for?"--Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1432883399
9781432883393

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1198448473

Locations:

LHPD057 -- Audubon Public Library (Audubon) — LG PRT

TCPG826 -- Bettendorf Public Library Information Center (Bettendorf)

TOPB062 -- Blairstown Public Library (Blairstown)

YTPG232 -- Clinton Public Library (Clinton)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

KWPE446 -- Mount Pleasant Public Library (Mount Pleasant)

LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)

SMPE094 -- Waverly Public Library (Waverly)