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Title: Esther's Gift: A Mitford Christmas Story by Jan Karon ISBN: 0-670-03121-6 Publisher: Viking Press Pub. Date: 28 October, 2002 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 2.59 (27 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: The Best of Things Come In Little Boxes....
Comment: Esthers' gift isn't a lengthy story...another in the Mitford Series. Yet, in it, I found another "chapter" of life in Mitford. The true 'meaning' of Christmas' which touched my soul. If you keep in mind this book is a 'small' piece of the Mitford life...you'll be thrilled beyond your wildest dreams! I plan to 'try' the cake. Perhaps as some have been 'dissappointed' in it...it 'may' be a 'ficticious recipe'... one that sounds like a real one for the book. It's a 'dandy' of a cake in Mitford...but Jan Karon didn't promise us (anywhere that I read) that it would win a prize at the State Fair! It's a MUST for your collection!
Rating: 1
Summary: The cake is a bust
Comment: I have read every Mitford word. I gave this book to friends for Christmas thinking it would be a fun way to get started with her writing. When visiting my sister-in-law I spent a careful morning in the kitchen making the marmalade cake from the copy I gave her. Better move to Mitford and beg Esther to bake one for you because even the recipe is a disappointment. I think of myself modestly as a seasoned baker with 30 years experience. Perhaps Karon's publisher outsourced the job to a cakemix chemistry lab? I did all the painstaking steps and used all the top ingredients; something is off. Maybe Esther gave Father Tim a smudged recipe card? Karon is much better with theology than with the oven. I also feel ripped off by the "industry" of side items to the Mitford books. Let's stick with substantive stories and messages.
Rating: 4
Summary: An enjoyable holiday tale
Comment: "Esther's Gift: A Mitford Christmas Story," by Jan Karon, is about Esther Bolick, who is getting ready to bake the orange marmalade cakes that she traditionally makes as Christmas gifts. But economic pressures force her to reevaluate the tradition.
This is a sweet, charming tale that is nicely enhanced by colorful illustrations. The text includes an actual recipe for orange marmalade cakes.
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Title: The Mitford Snowmen by Jan Karon ISBN: 0670030198 Publisher: Viking Press Pub. Date: 01 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
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Title: In This Mountain by Jan Karon ISBN: 0142002585 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: 29 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Shepherds Abiding by Jan Karon ISBN: 0670031208 Publisher: Viking Press Pub. Date: 20 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Patches of Godlight: Father Tim's Favorite Quotes by Jan Karon ISBN: 014200197X Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: 24 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: The Trellis and the Seed: A Book of Encouragement for All Ages by Jan Karon, Robert Gantt Steele ISBN: 0670892890 Publisher: Viking Press Pub. Date: 14 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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