''A Tree Full of Stars'' is a

1965 Events January–February * January 14 – The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lyndo ...

novel by American author Davis Grubb.

Story line and development

The novel, set in the

Great Depression The Great Depression (19291939) was an economic shock that impacted most countries across the world. It was a period of economic depression that became evident after a major fall in stock prices in the United States. The economic contagio ...

, is the story of the Dance family who keep their Christmas lights on all year round. "It was based on a family, again from Moundsville est Virginia—Grubb's hometownwho kept their Christmas tree lit all year. Strangely, this enraged some people in the town. The family was finally forced to leave.Introduction by Louis Grubb, in Grubb, Davis, You Never Believe Me, St Martin's Press, New York,, p. ix, 1989.

Editions

* Charles Scribner's Sons, 1965. This was Grubb's fourth and final novel for Scribner's. His next novel, ''

Shadow of My Brother ''Shadow of My Brother'' is a 1966 novel by American author Davis Grubb. Story line and development A young boy is brutally murdered in a Southern town while five people watch. The author goes back three generations of the Wilson family to buil ...

'' would be published by Holt, Rinehart & Winston in 1966 * An abridged version appeared in Ladies Home Journal in December 1965.

References

1965 American novels Novels by Davis Grubb Christmas novels Great Depression novels Charles Scribner's Sons books {{1960s-hist-novel-stub