The Humpherys Family

Home for Christmas
Record Added: 2/21/2013
Author 
Setting United States
Topic Holidays: Christmas
 Family
Publisher Grosset & Dunlap Publishe
Year 1937
Age Adult   Pages 118
Description Rust binding
  
Witty dialogue festoons this Christmas tale of the five Clayton siblings. Written as a contemporary story back in the 1930s, the Claytons--middle-aged and with both parents gone -- go back to the old family homestead for a special family reunion.

Sister Nan insists that they relive their childhood Christmases; complete with mince pies, heirloom ornaments on the tree, and a Christmas night entertainment with neighbors and former classmates. Childish nicknames, bickering, and teasing are underscored by fond musings as the five adults celebrate Christmas together, while the mistletoe of romance hangs in the yuletide air.