03745cam a2200553 4500 595256560 TxAuBib 20220529120000.0 ||||||s2020||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781250770400 1250770408 83e7aff1-db39-4ddc-96d2-36208fcede19 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 5390108 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib VanLiere, Donna. The Christmas Table [Libby Audiobook] : A Novel. Macmillan Audio, 2020. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 132MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 132MB. new york times best selling authors. mother daughter relationships. Christian Fiction. cancer survivor. holiday fiction. family recipes. books on tape. Inspirational. Women Authors. generational. childbearing. family life. audio books. motherhood. audiobooks. woodworker. Carpenter. pregnancy. heartfelt. marriage. 1970s. HTML:<p><b>This program is read by the author.<br /> From Donna VanLiere, the <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of The Christmas Hope series comes another heartwarming, inspirational story for the holidays, <i>The Christmas Table</i>.<br /></b><br /> In June 1972, John Creighton determines to build his wife Joan a kitchen table. His largest project to date had been picture frames but he promises to have the table ready for Thanksgiving dinner. Inspired to put something delicious on the table, Joan turns to her mother's recipes she had given to Joan when she and John married.<br /> In June 2012, Lauren Mabrey discovers she's pregnant. Gloria, Miriam, and the rest of her friends at Glory's Place begin to pitch in, helping Lauren prepare their home for the baby. On a visit to the local furniture builder, Lauren finds a table that he bought at a garage sale but has recently refinished. Once home, a drawer is discovered under the table which contains a stack of recipe cards. Growing up in one foster home after another, Lauren never learned to cook and is fascinated as she reads through the cards. Personal notes have been written on each one from the mother to her daughter and time and again Lauren wonders where they lived, when they lived, and in a strange way, she feels connected to this mother and her daughter and wants to make the mother proud.<br /> The story continues to from 1972 to 2012 as Joan battles breast cancer and Lauren learns to cook, preparing for the baby's arrival. As Christmas nears, can Lauren unlock the mystery of the table, and find the peace she's always longed for?<br /> <b>A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin's Press</b></p>. Literature. Fiction. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2022-07-28 20:00:02. https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1493-1/5390108-TheChristmasTable.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=83e7aff1-db39-4ddc-96d2-36208fcede19&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1493-1/5390108-TheChristmasTable.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=83e7aff1-db39-4ddc-96d2-36208fcede19&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)