{"product_id":"9781467040266","title":"Mary Christmas: Short Stories Spanning Two Centuries","description":"\u003cp\u003eEach of these nineteen stories takes place at Christmastime, the first in 1808 and the last in 1996, and features a main character whose first name is a variant of Mary. Several are children, including an Irish orphan, a girl who camps out in the family’s fallout shelter, a girl who denies she needs glasses, and a seven-year old facing a traumatic tonsillectomy. Among the adults are a slave owner, an abused wife, a Sioux maiden, a Russian mail-order bride, a \"slob who was robbed\", and a mother whose grown son no longer needs her.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome stories will evoke laughter, others tears. All will show the resilience of the human spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AuthorHouse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47141375574256,"sku":"9781467040266","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781467040266_p0.jpg?v=1763689566","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781467040266","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}