My true love gave to me is a quirky and delightful book of short stories that are all set during christmas. My true love gave to me stephanie perkins macmillan. Genevieve munroe is determined to give her newly impoverished family one last happy christmas, including making peace with their longtime rivals, the pentercasts. My true love gave to me is a plummy treat its best stories are worth savoring long past the seasonal expiration date and. The first edition of the novel was published in october 14th 2014, and was written by stephanie perkins.
If you love holiday stories, holiday movies, madefortv. As most books containing multiple stories written by multiple writers this book was a mixed bag. My true love gave to me, edited by stephanie perkins the new. Its a marvelous collection, certain to earn a treasured spot on many y. Shes the author of the international bestsellers anna and the french kiss and lola and the boy next door, as well as isla and the happily ever after. The stories are filled with the magic of first love. She has her christmas traditions that have always been done. Twelve holiday stories by twelve bestselling young adult writers, edited by the international bestselling stephanie perkins.
Stephanie perkins has always worked with books first as a bookseller, then as a librarian, and now as a novelist. My true love gave to me, edited by stephanie perkins the. My true love gave to me is a collection of 12 stories covering multiple holidays such as new years, hanukkah, the winter solstices and of obviously christmas. Dec 07, 2014 my true love gave to me, edited by stephanie perkins. My true love gave to me raincoast books age 18 edited by stephanie perkins, contributions by rainbow rowell and david levithan 336 pages synopsis from raincoast books. Oct 25, 2016 if you love holiday stories, holiday movies, madefortvholiday specials, holiday episodes of your favorite sitcoms and, especially, if you love holiday anthologies, youre going to fall in love with my true love gave to me. Its best stories are worth savoring long past the seasonal expiration date and. My true love gave to me what a wonderful sweet christmas romance. Oct 09, 2014 if you love holiday stories, holiday movies, madefortvholiday specials, holiday episodes of your favorite sitcoms and, especially, if you love holiday anthologies, youre going to fall in love with my true love gave to me. Twelve holiday stories is a 2014 anthology edited by. My true love gave to me audiobook, by stephanie perkins.
I thought it would help me to get into the holiday spirit and to acquaint me with some new authors. Amid increasing calls for greater diversity in childrens books, three stories serve it up in satisfying ways. And near the end, the love story really made me uneasy. But she is shocked when the handsome oldest son alan proposes a wager.
Jan 22, 2018 i admit that im not a big anthology fan. Free download or read online my true love gave to me. Twelve holiday stories by twelve bestselling young adult writers, edited by the international bestselling stephanie. Twelve holiday stories edited by stephanie perkins. My true love gave to me is a great book to get into the christmas spirit. She is also the editor of the collection of ya short stories my true love gave to me. If you examine the cover carefully you can identify many of the couples in the book, charmingly depicted. My true love gave to me audiobook by stephanie perkins. My true love gave to me by regina scott nook book ebook.
It is one that seems to be the most popular during this time of year. My true love gave to me quotes showing of 115 youre a kaleidoscope, you change every time i look away. My true love gave to me was another book ive seen on everyones instagram. On the first day of christmas my true love gave to me. My true love gave to me audiobook listen instantly. The book was published on october 14, 2014 through st. My true love gave to me by stephanie perkins, 9781447272816, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
Dec 31, 2015 my true love gave to me is a collection of twelve short stories from some of our favorite young adult authors. Pdf my true love gave to me download full pdf book. But three years later, knox and gertie are reunited at the chrismoose festival. The set features some famous names such as david levithan, gayle forman, rainbow rowell and stephanie perkins to name but a few. My true love gave to me by regina scott four stars, romeo and juliet story line alan promise to get his gen through the christmas song, twelve days of christmasand through a lot of ups and downs drama he succed. It was fun to see what would happen next and to figure out who the vandal was.
Stephanie and her husband live in the mountains of north. Twelve holiday stories by twelve bestselling young adult. Readers have called it wonderful, funny, and charming, a great book to read over the holidays, or any time youre in the holiday spirit. Nov 05, 2015 on the first day of christmas, my true love gave to me. My true love gave to me the marvelous munroes book 1. Twelve holiday stories by twelve bestselling young adult writers h. Nice things people are saying about my true love gave to me rich language and careful, efficient character development make the collection an absorbing and sophisticated read, each story surprisingly fresh despite the constraints of a shared theme. Buy my true love gave to me book online at low prices in. Smashwords my true love gave to me a book by regina scott. My true love gave to me the marvelous munroes book 1 kindle edition by scott, regina. My true love gave to me is the kind of anthology that i would want to come back to again and again just for the love of it. Twelve holiday stories by twelve bestselling young adult writers. Twelve holiday stories by twelve bestselling young adult writers, edited by international bestselling author stephanie perkins. Regina scott feuding neighbor alan pentercasts wager shocks genevieve munroe.
Dec 01, 2016 can the joys of christmas help her see the man behind the wager, the man determined to turn the twelve days of christmas into a lifetime of love. Pdf my true love gave to me download full pdf book download. Book 1 in the marvelous munroes series, this sweet, clean traditional regency romance was originally published as the twelve days of christmas by zebra regency. So i decided to check it out, ive been growing fond of audiobooks especially while cleaning and cooking so i decided to listen to my true love gave to me. Can the joys of christmas help her see the man behind the wager, the man determined to turn the twelve days of christmas into a lifetime of love. For more information, all resources are linked below. Stephanie and her husband live in the mountains of north carolina.
The main characters of this young adult, holiday story are. I liked the book synopsis and indeed it was a cute yuletide story that was both very clean and somewhat sweet and tender. My true love gave to me is a perfect read for the winter holiday break. This beautiful collection features twelve gorgeously romantic stories set during the festive period, by some of the most talented and exciting ya authors writing today. If you love holiday stories, holiday movies, madefortvholiday specials, holiday episodes of your favorite sitcoms and, especially, if you love holiday anthologies, youre going to fall in love with my true love gave to me. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 321 pages and is available in hardcover format. In my experience, most anthologies have some great stories, some good stories, some okay stories, and some not so good stories and this book. Twelve holiday stories by stephanie perkins and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. They are a wonderful couple and the whole book is enjoyable and fun to read. The people in the book seem real and what they do seems perfectly logical. She is now a bestseller in the us and australia and has a huge online following for her books that include lola and the boy next door and anna and the french kiss. My true love gave to me quotes by stephanie perkins. Then again, who ever planned to be sitting on the floor of their empty apartment, nursing a bottle of wine with no one but their cats for company. The stories are short and while a few left me wanting more im looking at you, stephanie, myra and ally.
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If you love holiday stories, holiday movies, madefortvholiday specials, holiday episodes of your favorite sitcoms and. Twelve holiday stories by twelve bestselling young adult writers holly. Here are our discussion questions for my true love game to me. My true love gave to me the marvelous munroes book 1 by. An anthology is generally only as good as its worst story and here there was a good story after good story and even the ones that didnt quite hit the mark for me were still good by most standards. Its a great book to curl up, read it, and have a wonderful escape from all your problems. On the first day of christmas, my true love gave to me. Stephanie perkins worked as a bookseller and a librarian before becoming a novelist. Dec 29, 2014 my true love gave to me is a beautiful, christmasthemed book comprised of twelve short stories written by bestselling young adult authors. This beautiful collection features twelve gorgeously romantic stories set during the festive. My true love gave to me book chicago public library. The twelve authors came together and wrote such a magical storyline in each and every individual book. She is pretty mad at her husband and only goes grudgingly. My true love gave to me kindle edition by lynxwiler.