Two children set off on foot from their home in an Alpine village on Christmas Eve to visit their grandparents. On the way back they are caught in an unexpected snowstorm. This novella was first published in 1845. A great little Christmastime read.
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I expected to like this NYRB classic more than I did, but the above quote resonated with me. #ReadingEurope2020 Austria
pick3⭐️ Awww what a sweet story for Christmas Eve 🥰 Exquisite landscape descriptions, and the ending is so heart-warming and it acts as a reminder for us to be grateful for what we have. The story is also apt for today as we are ending 2019 and welcoming 2020. Happy New Year, all! 🥂 Here‘s to more books and enjoyable reads in the new year 😘
I'm not a seasonal reader, but last #December I planned on reading the four pictured books. I read, & loved, the Pratchett & the Sedaris. I should be able to read the bottom two this month. I'm also thinking of squeezing in a reread of Holidays on Ice on audio, as I have yet to experience the pleasures of a Sedaris audio book.
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I'm really annoyed by Amazon's recent decision to give prominence to the cheapest previously owned edition, rather than the new edition. I have nothing against buying used, but I thought I was receiving the NYRB Classics edition of Fermor's "Time of Gifts." At least I received the correct edition of the tagged book. It sounds like a delightful holiday read.
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