Take a Look at the Five and Ten

Take a Look at the Five and Ten by Willis, Connie. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9781645240198.

Oris holidays are an endless series of elaborately awful meals cooked by her one-time stepfather Daves latest bride. Attended by a loose assemblage of family, Ori particularly dreads Grandma Elving grandmother of Daves fourth wife—and her rhapsodizing about the Christmas she worked at Woolworths in the 1950s. And, of course, she hates being condescended to by beautiful, popular Sloane and her latest handsome pre-med or pre-law boyfriend. But this Christmas is different. Sloanes latest catch Lassiter is extremely interested in Grandma Elvings boringly detailed memories of that seasonal job, seeing in them the hallmarks of a TFBM, or traumatic flashbulb memory. With Oris assistance, he begins to use the older woman in an experiment—one she eagerly agrees to. As Ori and Lassiter spend more time together, Oris feelings for him grow alongside the elusive mystery of Grandmas past. From beloved New York Times bestselling, multiple-award-winning author Connie Willis comes another enchanting science fictional Christmas tale and screwball comedy, Take a Look at the Five and Ten. Readers in the need for a dose of Williss humor and heart will want to curl up with this novella for the holidays.