My Mother's Wish: An American Christmas Carol | 
 enlarge | Author: Jerry Camery-hoggatt
Publisher: WaterBrook Press
Category: Book
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Rating:  7 reviews
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 96
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.2 x 5 x 0.4
ISBN: 1400074053
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9781400074051
Publication Date: September 16, 2008
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Product Description
Something strange is brewing
at the Comeback Cafe
A grandfather’s song has turned a diner into hallowed ground. A contrary girl with a gypsy heart feels the tug of home. And a truck driver named Jedidiah keeps his foot on the gas, ready to sweep you into an unforgettable story of belonging and grace.
It’s the 1960s Midwest, and Ellee Crumb wants to change the world, starting with her mother, but she’s having trouble even getting her teachers to know her real name. So Ellee sits at the Comeback, her broken heart lying there on a table, when a three-armed waitress and a quirky stranger show up and hand her back the pieces.
An affecting tale, My Mother’s Wish will remind you of the power of grand hopes and effect of impossible expectations. You’ll witness the influence every life has on another, and you’ll find new reasons to believe in the comfort and joy in an everyday, American version of the story of Christmas: being known and loved, just as you are.
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Masterful Storycraft December 3, 2008
David Jenison (New York, NY)
Wow!!! Camery-Hoggatt is masterful 21st century storyteller who crafts animated characters and compelling narratives with an inspired pen. My Mother's Wish is a holiday tale seen from the perspective of a young girl named Ellee living in a '60s middle America landscape. Ellee's observations reveal a girl with insight and smarts but whose conclusions are still constrained by the inexperience of her limited years. It's a sweeping first-person Christmas narrative that tackles the many complexities of growing up. It's about a mother learning to accept a daughter's uniqueness and a daughter learning to see the maternal love that parenting often masks. C-H created a character that's sharp, quick-witted and independent, and crafts a tale that reminds its readers that the greatest Christmas gift of all is family. My Mother's Wish is a first-rate holiday story!
An American Christmas Carol November 25, 2008
booklover1983
Although this is a quick read it is an excellent one. It will stay with you for a long time. I highly recommend it. :)
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 Delightfully wry timeless tale for the holidays November 17, 2008
Christina Lockstein (Oconto Falls, WI USA)
My Mother's Wish by Jerry Camery-Hoggatt is aptly subtitled An American Christmas Carol. Ellee McKutcheon has never been able to live up to her mother's expectations of her and has actually taken pride in living life her own way, but after a major fight between her parents, Ellee takes to the road. A stop at the Comeback Cafe resurrects old feelings and more than a few ghosts bringing Ellee home and to new appreciation for her mother on Christmas. Camery-Hoggatt writes with a wry and witty style making each anecdote a delight. While the story is short, it packs a real punch about the meaning of Christmas, family, and love. It's a charming book perfect for holiday gift-giving.
A Sweet Christmas Read -- A Great Stocking Stuffer November 17, 2008
Connie Y. Mishali
My Mother's Wish, An American Christmas Carol, by Jerry Camery-Hoggatt, is a sweet little Christmas story told with the imagery of Garrison Keillor, if Garrison Keillor had the bizarre sense of humor and imagination of Tim Burton.
My Mother's Wish tells the story of Ellee, a young girl who embraces being "contrariwise" in every sense of the word. She insists on being her own person, defying the mold her strong willed, proper mother has created for her. She resists her given (read "forced upon") nae of Eleanor and the image it conjures.
Ellee paints word pictures that will make the reader feel 8 years old all over again. In fact, her narrative style will remind you of Scout in To Kill a Mockingbird. Ellee is wise beyond her years, funny and sadly misunderstood. But in the end, she is loved and accepted for who she really is. This is a tale of reconcilliation . . . a wry, hilarious, sad little tale of eventual acceptance and forgiveness. Thankfully, Christmas morning comes just in time.
fun-to-read and heartwarming November 17, 2008
Karla Cook
My Mother's Wish is a neat little hardback novella set in the 1960s in the Midwest. It was fun to read and heartwarming. I loved the author's generous use of hyperbole. It would make a great stocking stuffer!
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