{"product_id":"2940170741847","title":"Christmas In Plains: Memories","description":"\u003cb\u003eFollowing the hugely successful memoir of his boyhood, \u003ci\u003eAn Hour Before Daylight,\u003c\/i\u003e Jimmy Carter remembers Christmas in Plains -- this very special day provides a source of spiritual inspiration, respite, family ties, friendship, vacation fun, and the simplicity of community.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a beautifully rendered portrait of very special Christmases, Carter begins by returning to his early years in Plains, the village that enchanted listeners of \u003ci\u003eAn Hour Before Daylight,\u003c\/i\u003e which the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e called \"an American classic.\" He remembers with humor and tenderness the Christmas days of his boyhood.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith only one exception in the following 48 years, the Carters have always been in Plains on Christmas Day. In 1980, with Americans held hostage in Iran, Jimmy, Rosalynn, and Amy went by themselves to Camp David and felt lonely. At Amy's suggestion, they invited the White House staff and their families to join them and created their own version of Christmas in Plains.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJimmy Carter has written another American classic in the tradition of Truman Capote's \u003ci\u003eA Christmas Memory\u003c\/i\u003e and Dylan Thomas's \u003ci\u003eA Child's Christmas in Wales.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47150827602160,"sku":"2940170741847","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170741847_p0.jpg?v=1763716119","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170741847","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}