A Child's Christmas in New England

In A Child's Christmas in New England, Robert Sullivan and Glenn Wolff return together to their favorite subject. This is a memoir about a time when, and place where, (in the New England of the '50s and '60s), the snow was always deep and a light was always on in the window. At his daughter's urging Sullivan provides a Yuletide feast for the reader, full of his memories of childhood Christmases and recollections of his parents and grandparents and of relatives and siblings and of all the goings on that make Christmas what it is, now and then. He writes of Duchess the dog, of the glory of bubblers and the thrills of sled racing too fast downhill in the freezing cold, of hot fudge sundaes with the marshmallow and chocolate toppings spilling extravagantly over the rim of a pewter cup, of turkey dinners and small hot dogs and cheese fondue, and visiting friends, all as anticipated each December as Santa's visit and, just maybe the sound, once again, of reindeer hooves on the roof.