- Hardcover: 211 pages
- Publisher: St Martins Pr (Nov 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0312266049
- ISBN-13: 978-0312266042
- Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 15.5 x 2.3 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 5,003,992 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Back At The Top of His Form
20 Nov 2000
Format:Hardcover
I am one of Mr. Brady's great admirers. A HAMPTONS CHRISTMAS, his latest book in what so far has been a series of four adventures reported by narrator Beecher Stowe, was a relief after the prior work, THE HOUSE THAT ATE THE HAMPTONS. A HAMPTONS CHRISTMAS confirms that Mr. Brady is an American treasure. In fact, this book screams "movie script," dropping every name that counts in East Hampton, the peculiar little town in which it is set. The story hinges on the most endearing underage heroine since Eloise at The Plaza, to whom she actually bears similarities in her worldliness and occasional cynicism. Along with this heart-stealing character are the regulars in the series, starting with the narrator, his paramour, Lady Alix, his father, the old OSS man, the Chief of the local Indian tribe, the requisite housekeeper, the head bayman....Well, that's the picture. Oddly enough, these characters will ring true to anybody who knows East Hampton. This is a town filled with contrasts, summer people and year-round, rich and poor, all of whom bump up against one another with a surprising degree of respect. Mr. Brady writes about the community with the perception that only an insider could possess, as well as with genuine affection. Rarely have I read a novel with a more authentic sense of place than A HAMPTONS CHRISTMAS. His descriptions of the physical beauty of this place are so lyrical that these descriptions, by themselves, would be reason to read A HAMPTONS CHRISTMAS even if the story were not compelling. The story is compelling, however; the premise is unique, the pacing is riveting and the ending is impossible to predict. Lots of laughs along the way, too: Watch some of the names. All of this combines to make A HAMPTONS CHRISTMAS a tasty Christmas treat that will leave the reader looking forward to the next book in the series.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Your mind will wander
24 Nov 2001
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This book consists of page after page of uninteresting blabber, a jumble of words that say nothing and mean nothing. The author changes topics in mid sentence, I had no idea what he was talking about most of the time nor did I care to try and make sense of it. I put the book down a quarter of the way through it so I couldn't tell you if the author ever gets around to telling a story.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Sluggish Holiday Fare
24 Dec 2000
Format:Hardcover
It was with eager anticipation that I picked up James Brady's new book "A Hamptons Christmas." However, I soon found that neither the story nor the narrative was especially satisfying. To me, there was no story, and I found myself in the peculiar position of not rooting for the protagonists. The writing seemed to be extremely simplistic and dull at times and tried to be sophisticated at other times. Neither style impressed this reviewer.
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