Have ya'll read any of the other books by these four amazing authors? If you haven't, this will be an excellent introduction for you. If you have and already love them all like I do, I think you'll be especially pleased.
Let's be real, novellas are not always...well, the best. It can be hard to provide any real character development, story arcs are short, context can be missing or hard to find....but that is not the case in any of the four novellas in this lovely Christmas book.
Set in chronological order (1827, Kristi Ann Hunter; 1890, Karen Witemeyer; 1958, Sarah Loudin Thomas; and present day, Becky Wade) with a fun concept that ties them all together: a beautiful (and full of meaning) heirloom is passed through multiple generations, and it plays a special part to the main character in each of the stories. They are all woven together beautifully (and even go so far as to connect to some of the author's other full length novels.)
My favorite of the four stories is easily Becky Wade's present day novella, because frankly the more about the Bradford Sisters she writes, the better.
It is easy to strongly recommend this collection - and what better time of the year than now! Get one for yourself and give some as a gift!
I was provided a complimentary copy of this book by Bethany House Publishers in exchange for my honest review.
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