Over the next thirty years on twelve days of christmas, they meet to share the passion, the sacrifice and the romance of a lifetime. At once exquisitely written and tearfully joyful, the last Scarcely a month after j. f. k. 's assassination, two seven-year-old children—a spoiled, white north carolina girl born on christmas eve and a poor, street-smart philadelphia black boy born hours

Award-winning author michael malone's the last noel is a beautiful gift to american fiction. In a deeply touching tale, the last noel captures the exuberance and poignance of a lasting. Noni tilden and john kaye king meet as young children on christmas eve of 1963. Noni is a white, privileged girl, while kaye is a poor, black boy. Over four decades, they continue to.

Over four decades, they continue to.