A Christmas Memory, One Christmas, & The Thanksgiving Visitor by Truman Capote

A Christmas Memory / One Christmas / The Thanksgiving Visitor - Truman Capote

A Christmas Memory, One Christmas, & The Thanksgiving Visitor

Truman Capote

Hardcover, Modern Library, 107 pages
Published November 1996 by Random House (first published January 1st 1996)
ISBN 0679602372
I picked up this book because I was interested in seeing how Truman Capote constructed a story (other than In Cold Blood). I definitely enjoyed it. This short collection has only 3 of his short stories, and it was a good place to start for me without having to try to get through a complete compilation of shorts. These are his holiday stories, and I found I was able to complete them in one sitting. The Thanksgiving Visitor is the longest of the three. Capote uses a lot of strong descriptive words which evoke some great images.