title: Family Heirloom
author: Costlow, Gerald
description: Alone this Christmas, Marian rattles around the house she grew up in while her family spends the holiday elsewhere. On top of that, she's having problems with her boyfriend and they're spending time apart to rethink their relationship.
  
  Bored, she decides to decorate a Christmas tree with the old ornaments from the attic. She discovers an antique angel, a family heirloom she hasn't seen before. When she places it on top of the tree, something magical happens.
  
  Marian reaches through time on a journey of discovery. What she learns and the decisions she makes will affect the past, present, and future.