Böcker av Leon Hale

Leon Hale spent a lifetime finding and writing about the wonders of ordinary life that we so often overlook. In this, his first collection of columns from the Houston Post, he finds continual affirmation of the human spirit in our imperfect world. These 155 columns have been selected from Hale's work in the Houston Post between 1967-1982. They return us to a Texas so vibrant with life, we can scarcely believe it no longer exists.

Leon Hale's well-known gift for touching the humanity in all of us finds the ideal subject in this personal recollection of Christmases he has known throughout his life. Originally published in 1984 and long out of print, One Man's Christmas highlights the warmth and humor for which this legendary writer is so beloved. Whether Hale is scrambling to put together a new toy for his children on Christmas Eve, racing around to buy last minute, often misguided gifts, or reliving his family's fraught holiday on a hardscrabble sheep farm during the Great Depression, the unique sensibility that has endeared him to generations of readers shines through every word. These are stories to savor by oneself or to read out loud to loved ones of all ages during the holiday season, when we discover again in our own memories the reasons why this time of year is so special.

The habits of a lifetime ebb slowly, and so we have this honest, moving and amusing account of a retirement that began, in 2014, when beloved Texas writer Leon Hale was 93. In his inimitable voice, Hale reveals his personal joys and regrets as he traverses the territory of old age.