Reseña del libro "The LastBest Christmas of Tillie Scroggins (en Inglés)"
Set in the mountains of North Carolina, and spanning nearly 60 years, The LastBest Christmas of Tillie Scroggins chronicles the extraordinary life of Tillie Scroggins and her extended family. From an early age, Tillie embraced and espoused the Five Ideals of Christmas, believing, offering, decorating, entertaining, and celebrating. Tillie never forgot those lessons taught by her father Dakota. Now, as Tillie approaches what she believes will be her last Christmas, she is determined to capture and exhibit the essence of each Ideal in grand style. To that end, Tillie and Hunter George (her late husband's best friend and business partner) devise an elaborate Christmas dinner and invite five individuals who impacted Tillie's life over several decades. Hunter sets a 10-foot Fraser Fir in the entry foyer of Tillie's house. While the tree holds over 3,000 lights, only 12 ornaments adorn the massive conifer. Through each ornament, a key Christmas event/memory in Tillie's life is revealed and the love of family becomes more apparent. At the Christmas dinner, all is revealed, and the lives of those present change forever. The LastBest Christmas of Tillie Scroggins treats death with dignity, and life with uncompromising enthusiasm. At its core, The LastBest Christmas of Tillie Scroggins is romantic, uplifting, and spiritually grounded. The LastBest Christmas of Tillie Scroggins is destined to become an annual holiday classic. The LastBest Christmas of Tillie Scroggins is a feel-good story, that warms your heart any time that it is read. Ageless in its appeal, timeless in its enduring spirit, The LastBest Christmas of Tillie Scroggins validates that love and romance can happen at any time, and at any age. Even Scrooge and The Grinch will shed a tear or two over the tender and bittersweet moments and events vividly detailed throughout the novel. Also, the novel is a celebration of food, as reflections of memorable meals connects the characters through the ages. The LastBest Christmas of Tillie Scroggins is a reading experience, which will re-ignite the spark in your romance, and renew and rekindle your love for Christmas, and its Five Ideals.
