Book description
‘A grandfather clock has a face and a voice. As its name suggests, it is more than a piece of furniture; it is a member of the family’Richard C.R. Barder 1983
DECEMBER 1880. There will be no jolly Christmas cheer this year. The harsh winter had descended; snow blankets the…
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The Magic of Grandfather Time is a beautiful short storybook.
Rose English has a superb talent for making the reader believe they are connected somehow to the story. You instantly fall in love with her characters and their pain is your pain. I love that this story is set on Christmas Eve—I could really feel the heat from the dimming fire, the bitterness of the snow and the sound of the Grandfather clock chiming away. I now want my own Grandfather clock!
A book that packs just enough emotion within, and certainly a story you will want to read again…
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