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Under the Christmas Star is a memoir of the life of David Hill's family in a small Alabama town ? Boaz ? in the 1950s. The Christmas Star becomes a harbinger of grace that ties together the lives of his grandparents, his parents, their adopted children (he being one), and their children. David's sister Debbie came to the family at two and one-half years old already having been through the foster care system. Her addictions, and her life spiraling downward presents the memoir's central question: Is addiction inherited or acquired? The question isn't asked clinically, but in the context of the anguish of family members who feel helpless to rescue one another, although they try valiantly. Especially when Debbie's life is repeated in her daughter's life, the third adopted child.Heartfelt, Under the Christmas Star is a well-written portrait of a family in all its flaws and heroism.Hill avoids oversentimentality with prose that is direct, personal, and original. His journalism background .