Today we have the story “House Tour” from Lee Smith‘s most recent collection, Mrs. Darcy and the Blue-Eyed Stranger. In this brilliant gem of a story, a woman is completely unaware that her house is part of a Christmas House Tour. Smith was inspired by a similar experience, when she became an inadvertent participant in her town’s tour of historical homes.

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This is a fabulous holiday read, with all the wit, warmth, and humor for which Smith is famous.

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