Review: Heartwarming holiday stories
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 8, 2013
I am really enjoying the Christmas short stories written by Morris Fenris.  This book consists of two stories, The Shepherd of Casper Mountain and Snow Angels.  In the first story, we meet Sandy and her brother Jacob, who are continuing a family tradition of cutting down the best Christmas tree for their town square in 1890 Casper, Wyoming.  They get caught in a storm after Jacob is injured, and it is up to Sandy to get help.  She is assisted by Gabriel, a mysterious man who points her to a star that shows her the way home - truly a heartwarming Christmas miracle.  The second story is an intergenerational tale that focuses on the lives of three sisters - Dora, Bonnie, and Lydia.  As Dora nears the end of her life, her relatives reflect on her first husband, who died in the war, and the circumstances that led her to her second husband and their love of the song Blue Moon.  Christmas traditions including making snow angels make this story utterly charming.  This book is the perfect short read for this holiday season.  Highly recommended!