Elfnight

About the Book

Bobbie Ann Mason created a small town for some of her work about Kentucky. With a similar setting, ElfNight abounds with memorable characters and story lines. Like Christmas, ElfNight comes in different gifts: An early American frontier game played out between teacher, students, and town. An elf disguised as a general store owner. Quilts. Candy bars. A handkerchief. A teddy bear. A dog on a doorstep. A sparrow in a snowstorm. ElfNight stories are warm, tender, nostalgic, full of joy and sadness, for Christmas cannot ward off the reality of everyday life.

About the Author

A retired teacher, Mr. Summers has published three books on family history and a book on his archaeological dig experiences at Torre de Palma, Portugal. He has short stories and poems to his credit. In addition, he has sold several landscape canvases. Married and the father of two, Mr. Summers keeps busy with his writing and painting. When he finds the time, he enjoys reading, collecting books, and playing chess. He is currently working on an archaeology/mystery/adventure novel set in Portugal in 1952. With the publication of The Return to Deborah's Castle, Mr. Summers has started a series of short story collections dealing with the Lynch and Carr Families of Lynch's Corner. The next book, Lynch's Corner: Short Stories, will be published in the Summer of 2001. In addition, Mr. Summers will publish a short story collection in the Fall of 2001 entitled ElfNight: A Christmas Collection.