Jayda Justus - Book Recommendations for Holiday Gift Giving
Jayda Justus recommends books for gift giving this holiday.
Her recommendations:
Favorite Fiction:
Maria: A Novel of Maria von Trapp by Michelle Moran
What the Mountains Remember by Joy Callaway
Maisie Dobbs series by Jacqueline Winspear
Evelyne Redfern series by Julia Kelly
Shogun by James Clavell
The Turtle House by Amanda Churchill
London or New York by Edward Rutherfurd
A Woman of Intelligence by Karin Tanabe
Only the Beautiful by Susan Meissner
Presidential or First Lady history buff:
The Official White House Christmas Ornament: Collected Stories Of A Holiday Tradition by White House Historical Society
Remember the First Ladies: The Legacies of America's History-Making Women by Diana B. Carlin, Anita B. McBride, and Nancy Kegan Smith
Jackie: A Novel by Dawn Tripp
The Loves of Theodore Roosevelt: The Women Who Created a President by Edward O’Keefe
Classics lovers:
Anne of Green Gables or Pride and Prejudice illustrated by Barbara Heller
Anne, Little Women, and The Secret Garden by Rachel Dodge
Christmas with Louisa May Alcott or Christmas with Charles Dickens
Christmas books:
Christmas Bells by Jennifer Chiaverini
Mr. Dickens and his Carol by Samantha Silva
Always, in December by Emily Stone
Historical cooking:
Eat Like a Heroine by Lorilee Craker and Jenny Williams
Tasting History by Max Miller
Want to know which new titles are publishing in January - May of 2025? Check out our third Literary Lookbook which contains a comprehensive but not exhaustive list all in one place so you can plan ahead.
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Jayda Justus
Creator/writer at The History Mom
Jayda B. Justus is the creator/writer of the blog, The History Mom, where she provides detailed reviews of US and European historical sites for families with corresponding book recommendations. Her favorite genres to read are historical fiction and nonfiction, but she also loves contemporary and historical romance and women’s fiction. Hailing from the historic town of Kings Mountain, North Carolina, she is a former legislative director for a Member of Congress and now lives in Richmond, Virginia with her family where she spends her days working on her first novel.
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