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- Publisher: William Morrow (2004)
- ASIN: B000OEO5QC
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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Again this year -- wonderful!,
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This review is from: Strike the Harp!: American Christmas Stories (Hardcover)
Owen Parry has the rare ability to transport his readers from their armchair to the very place about which he is writing. I swear that I could smell the coal furnaces and the oil lamps, feel the wind, and the cold seeping up through my boots as I read his marvelous story of Christmas in the coalfields of Pennsylvania. He has this wonderful capacity to paint word pictures on the page that is unequaled. Read on in this collection, and I'll bet you can hear the voices of an orphans' choir as they sing "O, Tannenbaum" in a garrison town along the Rhine. Get this book for yourself to enjoy -- and several more for your family and friends. It's a wonderful, heartwarming collection.
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A Perfect Gem,
By Gail Knott (Philly) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Strike the Harp!: American Christmas Stories (Hardcover)
Two years after his perfect holiday gift of OUR SIMPLE GIFTS, a collection of Civil War Christmas stories, Owen Parry offers up another treasure in STRIKE THE HARP! Venturing beyond the historical period for which he is best known through his series of Civil War novels, with this new collection of Christmas tales Parry proves that he is adept at capturing the heart and soul of any era. Taking us from the late 1800s to the end of World War I, from the eve of the Great Depression and then into the grip of those desperate years, and finally to 1960, each story is a shimmering facet of a perfect gem. A gem that celebrates quiet victories of the heart wherein the strength of sorrow is harnessed to climb back into the light; that shouts with delight over the invincible spirit of the scamp; that gently eases a child along in his understanding of father and family.
Each story is complemented by an original poem and, given the lyricism of Parry's prose, it is no surprise that this superbly gifted writer has a talent for poetry also. STRIKE THE HARP! sings the soul of the Christmas season and is bound to fill you with wonder and joy.
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Owen Parry is the pen name for Ralph Peters,
This review is from: Strike the Harp!: American Christmas Stories (Hardcover)
These are the Christmas stories that should be read and taught.
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Christmas Eve, Merry Christmas, Uncle Ivor, Sergeant Scanlon, Captain Davies, The Lie of the Land, Julian English, Sergeant Major Brady, Christmas Day, Nicky the Taps, Civil War, Colonel Nichols, Corporal Wilcox, Caroline English, Centre Street, Errol Flynn, Iron Police, Reverend Evans New!
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Captain Davies recoiled from the hag. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Christmas Eve, Merry Christmas, Uncle Ivor, Sergeant Scanlon, Captain Davies, The Lie of the Land, Julian English, Sergeant Major Brady, Christmas Day, Nicky the Taps, Civil War, Colonel Nichols, Corporal Wilcox, Caroline English, Centre Street, Errol Flynn, Iron Police, Reverend Evans New!
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- Our Simple Gifts by Owen Parry in Front Matter
- Faded Coat of Blue (Abel Jones Mysteries) by Owen Parry in Front Matter
- Call Each River Jordan (Abel Jones Mysteries) by Owen Parry in Front Matter
- Strike the Harp! : American Christmas Stories by Owen Parry on page 172
- Bold Sons of Erin : A Novel of Suspense by Owen Parry in Front Matter
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- Never Quit the Fight by Ralph Peters in Front Matter
- Bold Sons of Erin (Abel Jones Mysteries) by Owen Parry in Back Matter
- New Glory: Expanding America's Global Supremacy by Ralph Peters in Front Matter
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