Historical December 1986 report or notice. Original dates, prices and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
Southern Living, 1985, has a good section on holiday and flaming desserts as well as ways to set a holiday mood. Entertaining by Martha Stewart, 1982.
This book has circulated almost more than any book in the Kiosk.
It is filled with gorgeous colored photographs.
It covers every type of entertaining from the most formal dinners to the most casual parties. New Year’s Resolution by Alison Cairns, 1984, is an English mystery which begins before Christmas and ends after the New Year.
It is about a man returning from prison after many years and his meeting with his family.
There is a backdrop of a senior citizen home where people in the story work and others live. Monsignor Quixote by Graham Greene, 1982.
One of the most important writers of this generation has written a touching story of a priest who sets out on a journey across Spain. Besides humor and mirth, it is a spiritually moving story.
It is perfect for Christmas.
This one just arrived — Season’s Greetings by Marlene Sorosky, is a book all about cooking and entertaining for Christmas and New Year’s.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, December 1986.
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