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<p><b>A beautifully written collection of short stories set in wintertime, exploring the complexities of the holiday season, from the celebrated author of <i>ROAR</i>.</b></p>
<p><i>Oh, Christmas. We remember what we had. Who we’ve lost. How we ache. We remember disasters and triumphs and the deepest, sweetest friends, telling the hardest truths.</i></p>
<p>From celebrated filmmaker, actor, and novelist Shelley Thompson comes a collection of stories, both cherished and fresh as new-fallen snow. A blend of historical and contemporary, written in breathtaking prose, the stories in <i>Winter Sky</i> reflect the season’s contrasts: the light and the dark, the complexity and the comfort.</p>
<p>In « The Compass, » a chance encounter on a bus during a winter storm leads to the unravelling of a family mystery decades old. In « The Goat?s Christmas Carol, » an unexpected trio of carollers visits the home of a sick child on Christmas Eve, bringing not gold, frankincense, and myrrh but gifts of song, community, and a future. In « Winter Sky, » the constellations provide company, and inspiration, for a young prairie boy on his early-morning walks to school. In « The Thing of It Is, » a couple’s never-ending home renovation binds them to a carpenter whose wisdom lies in recognizing what the heart needs to build comfort and joy.</p>
<p>Just like the season itself, these stories bring heartache and delight, and the wonder of gazing up at a winter’s sky.</p>