Friday, December 9, 2011

O Little Town / Don Reid / 166 pages / Holiday Themed Book

Don Reid, a member of country music's legendary Statler Brothers with 3 Grammy Awards, 13 gold albums, and 8 platinum albums, has written this awesomely inspiring Christmas story. Inspiration for the story came from an actual event that occurred in Staunton, Virgina at the turn of the century.  A member of a traveling circus group was murdered.  Her name was Eva Clark.  Every year mysterious flowers were placed on her grave.  We learn about this fateful incident through Walter, a hospitalized grandfather, who had flashbacks to his young days at the Crown Theater.  This heart warming story is filled with seemingly insurmountable problems - shoplifting, infidelity, abrasive personalities, unplanned teenage pregnancy...and God's love and forgiveness, and the true meaning of Christmas.

"Life comes in stages and when each stage leaves, it takes a hunk of the soul with it."
"Fair is doing all you can for your family."
"If you just talk from your heart, you usually can't go wrong."

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