THE CHRISTMAS BUS

THE CHRISTMAS BUS by Melody Carlson was read for the 2010 Holiday Reading Challenge.

From the book jacket:

It's only two weeks before Christmas, and Edith Ryan is disappointed to learn that none of her children is coming home for the holidays.  She decides to invite strangers to rent rooms usually reserved for family during the week of Christmas.  When the guest list shapes up to include a cantankerous old woman and a young couple with a broken-down hippie bus and a baby on the way, Edith wonders if she made the right choice.  Will this strange assortment of guests ruin Christmas?  Or could she be entertaining angels unaware?

This story was another of the pregnant woman, no room at the inn type of stories.  I've read better.

Edith lacked backbone - she let her B&B be taken over by her guests, especially old Myrtle who seemed to butt into everyone's business.  I don't think I could have put up with her and her meddling and intrusiveness.  But then again, maybe Edith is a better person than I.  But I wasn't thrilled with Edith or Myrtle or anyone else in the small town.   I didn't see the purpose of the various guest except to fill up the rooms.  Quite an odd assortment.

This "book" was included in a treasury containing three complete books by Ms. Carlson.  I'm hoping the other two will be a little better than this one.