{"id":21469,"date":"2023-01-19T21:26:26","date_gmt":"2023-01-20T02:26:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=21469"},"modified":"2024-07-29T19:21:14","modified_gmt":"2024-07-29T23:21:14","slug":"the-first-snow-of-winter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/21469","title":{"rendered":"The First Snow of Winter"},"content":{"rendered":"

The First Snow of Winter<\/em> (2021) Joanna Chambers<\/a> (Winterbourne)<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>Set in England in 1814.<\/p>\n

Sam has returned to England missing both an arm and a direction for his life. And he doesn’t want the frivolity of the annual Christmas visit with his mother’s best friend. But his mother begs, so he remains.<\/p>\n

He does many things for his mother.<\/p>\n

He wore his false arm even when he didn\u2019t want to because he knew how much she hated seeing his empty sleeve.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Jasper hasn’t seen Sam for five years, since the last Christmas before Sam went to war. Since the kiss that sent Sam running.<\/p>\n

It was a surprisingly sweet novella.<\/p>\n

Rating: 6.5\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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