![]() ![]() ![]() Usher in the holidays with Truman Capote's memories of Christmases in the 1930's and the woman who brought him so much joy and love, especially when she announced "It's fruitcake weather. ![]() The classic story of Truman Capotes childhood Christmas ritual is more endearing than ever in this newly redesigned package. A portion of ticket sales will benefit the Woodbridge Historical Society and Sunday's performance will benefit the St. Truman Capotes boyhood Christmas memoir, rereleased with a beautiful new packaging. Their Christmases together mark the best time of the year.įor tickets ($15 adults, $10 children), call (203) 298-0730 or email The reading will be followed by holiday treats, hot chocolate and spiced cider. Since Buddy lives in a home where he is unloved, he searches out affection from Cousin Sook and the two develop a special and close relationship that lasts until her death. Written more than five decades ago, this short story, largely autobiographical, tells of a 7-year-old boy named Buddy and his relationship with an elderly woman, Sook, his best friend and a distant cousin, and the joy they share giving gifts during the holiday season.Īll year long they save their pennies, selling blackberries and flowers and doing odd chores, so they can bake thirty fruitcakes, laced with whiskey and stuffed with pecans, for everyone they know and like and even for some they don't personally know but still like, such as President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. ![]()
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