Christmas Days 12 Stories and 12 Feasts for 12 Days

Enchanting and heart-warming

Bewertung am 27.12.2018
Bewertungsnummer: 331378
Bewertet: Buch (Taschenbuch)

In this little book you will find love-stories, children’s stories, classical fairy tales, ghost stories and mysteries, always with a spin, always playful but never too kitschy. You will also find recipes of Winterson and her loved ones, anecdotes about her Christmas experiences (from her own childhood to celebrating with her very Jewish wife), and a little bit of history of the rites and traditions of older times thrown in between. The stories are short, meant to be read one at a time in the quiet moments between festivities, small escapes to an imaginary fireplace. “Christmas Days” is a colourful potpourri of everything Jeanette Winterson loves dearly about Christmas and New Year, from the general things to the very personal. Reading it feels like sitting opposite of her in an armchair, letting her tell you story after story and fill you with a sense of wonder. It is a small retreat when life gets too hectic or too quiet around the holidays, lovingly put together and beautifully illustrated. Simply the best way to end the year!