The Christmas Chiave: A Boston Novella

This heartwarming tale is a compelling holiday Christmas story, set
in Boston. An author of fi ction, from western Massachusetts, attends
a writer's conference, where he notices that his boyhood home in the
Italian North End is for sale in a Boston newspaper. Giovanni Perri
revisits the nostalgic 'listing' and passionately desires to reacquire it,
and spend Christmas with his family there, until the 'closing' is
delayed-potentially affecting the sale.
His young son, Graziano, worries that Santa won't find him-no
chimney exists. A 'Christmas Chiave' (key) is needed, a 'magical key'
with poignant, nostalgic meaning and impact for the whole family.