Bright Lights, Big Christmas Samantha Shannon As World War II draws

As World War II draws to a close

A Calamity of Souls breathes richly imagined and detailed life into a bygone era

of getting along with people

We all want a comfortable life with plenty of time for family and friends

Bright Lights, Big Christmas Samantha Shannon As World War II drawsWhen fall rolls around, its time for Kerry Tolliver to leave her familys Christmas tree farm in the mountains of North Carolina for the wilds of New York City to help her gruff older brother & his dog, Queenie, sell the trees at the family stand on a corner in Greenwich Village. Sharing a tiny vintage camper and experiencing Manhattan for the first time, Kerrys ready to try to carve out a new corner for herself. In the weeks leading into Christmas,