Cottonwood Winter is a richly detailed reminiscence of 1944. Those on the home front are preparing for Christmas while coping with shortages and the casualties of war. The disappearance of B. R. Santa, the threat of an elite German espionage agent, the unexplained appearances of grape-vine Christmas wreaths, and other mysteries are solved by Jase and Danny, the young heroes of the Cottonwood novels. FIC000000