Four Midwestern Sisters' Christmas Book [Hardcover]

Holly J. Burkhalter (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 6, 1991

With easy warmth, the director of the Washington D.C. Office of Human Rights Watch describes the Christmas holiday rituals and traditions her family has treasured since her childhood in Iowa--the sorts of personal reminiscences that make a family a family. Illustrated.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 144 pages
• Publisher: Viking Adult; First edition (November 6, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0670838128
• ISBN-13: 978-0670838127
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 6.9 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #479,945 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #29 in Books > Education & Reference > Genealogy > United States
  • #77 in Books > Politics & Social Sciences > Holidays

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A holiday tradition, December 18, 2009

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Rushmore (CHICAGO, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Four Midwestern Sisters' Christmas Book (Hardcover)

Like the majority of the other reviewers, reading this book is a holiday tradition for me. I too was born in the 1950s and grew up in the Midwest, but sadly I have no sisters. This book for me is a way to relive my youth but also to enjoy some holiday experiences I missed out on. I truly get a magical feeling reading about this family preparing for the holidays, visiting friends, making gifts for each other, attending church ... maybe I will read it a second time this holiday season, it's a quick read and I know parts of it almost by heart. There is no other book quite like it. Highly recommended.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's not Christmas without it, December 4, 2009

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Kathlynn Snyder (Pittsburgh, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Four Midwestern Sisters' Christmas Book (Hardcover)

Disclaimer -- I'm the daughter of one of those Four Midwestern Sisters and as such, I'm clearly biased. That said, this book is magical. I was only a child when my mother and aunts wrote it, but I have grown up steeped in my family's traditions, many of which are captured in The Book (as we call it). I read it each and every year, and this year will read it to my own daughter for the first time. It is a loving meditation on the spirit of Christmas and importance of family. Enjoy.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Quirky & Heartfelt, December 15, 2000

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P. F. Anderson (Ann Arbor, MI United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Four Midwestern Sisters' Christmas Book (Hardcover)

This books has become an essential part of my own holiday traditions. I read it every year as I prepare for the holidays, and in difficult years I find it cheers me when nothing else will. The recipes are typically simple and Mmmm!. Holly has a bold no-nonsense approach to doing what it takes to have fun during the holidays, while still being sensitive, tender and funny. As a quilter, I particularly loved her recommendation about favorite holiday fabrics (Buy the bolt!). For anyone who either lives, has lived, or who romanticizes rural living, AND loves Christmas, this is a pure pleasure. Thank you, 4 Burkhalter sisters!