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Christmas: A Story
Paperback
Publisher: Bibliotech Press
Published: Nov 25 2025
Pages: 124
Weight: 0.35
Height: 0.31 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Christmas: A Story is a gentle, reflective holiday tale in which Zona Gale blends her characteristic small-town warmth with a message about generosity, renewal, and the quiet emotional miracles of Christmastime. The story follows a young child experiencing Christmas with fresh wonder, capturing the season's sense of anticipation, kindness, and spiritual meaning. Gale emphasizes simple gestures of love-family togetherness, thoughtful giving, and the childlike joy that can soften even the most burdened adult hearts.
Written in her lyrical, sentimental style, the piece is less a plot-driven narrative and more a meditative celebration of Christmas as a time when everyday life feels touched by grace. It reflects the themes that recur throughout Gale's work: the beauty of ordinary people, the emotional richness of home, and the belief that small acts of goodness can change lives.
About the author
Zona Gale (1874-1938) was an American novelist, playwright, journalist, and progressive activist born and raised in Portage, Wisconsin. After graduating from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1899, she worked as a reporter in Milwaukee and later in New York, where she developed her crisp, observant writing style. Gale eventually returned to Portage, which became the model for the fictional small-town settings in much of her fiction.
Her breakthrough came with Miss Lulu Bett (1920), a novel portraying the constrained life of a Midwestern woman. Gale adapted it into a play that won the 1921 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, making her the first woman to receive that honor. She continued to write novels, short stories, and plays that blended realism with gentle idealism, often addressing the social expectations placed on women.
Beyond literature, Gale was strongly involved in public service and advocacy. She supported women's suffrage, promoted educational access, campaigned for child welfare reforms, and was active in peace and pacifist movements after World War I. Known for her generosity to her hometown, she funded civic projects in Portage and maintained deep ties there throughout her life. Gale died in 1938, leaving behind a body of work that remains notable for its insight into small-town life and early 20th-century social issues.
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