An Almost Perfect Christmas
New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2018.
Format: Book
Edition: First United States edition.
Description: 176 pages ; 19 cm
From the author of Love, Nina -- a hilarious ode to the joys and insanities of the most wonderful time of the year.
Every family has its Christmas traditions and memories, and Nina Stibbe's is no exception. From her kitchen-phobic mother's annual obsession with roasting the perfect turkey (an elusive dream to this day) to the quest for a perfect teacher gift (memorable for all the wrong reasons); from the tragic Christmas tree ("is it meant to look like that?") to the acceptable formula for thank-you letters (must include Health Inquiry and Interesting Comment), Nina Stibbe captures all that is magical and maddening about the holidays.
Every family has its Christmas traditions and memories, and Nina Stibbe's is no exception. From her kitchen-phobic mother's annual obsession with roasting the perfect turkey (an elusive dream to this day) to the quest for a perfect teacher gift (memorable for all the wrong reasons); from the tragic Christmas tree ("is it meant to look like that?") to the acceptable formula for thank-you letters (must include Health Inquiry and Interesting Comment), Nina Stibbe captures all that is magical and maddening about the holidays.
Other Authors:
Stibbe, Nina. Turkey and me.
Stibbe, Nina. Swim to Santa Claus : a story.
Stibbe, Nina. How to win the battle of Christmas as a guest--or as a host.
Stibbe, Nina. Going home for Christmas.
Stibbe, Nina. Christmas shopping.
Stibbe, Nina. Merry Xmas everybody.
Stibbe, Nina. Present for teacher : a story.
Stibbe, Nina. Christmas tree.
Stibbe, Nina. Christmas lunch : a story.
Stibbe, Nina. Flaming pudding.
Stibbe, Nina. Turkey and me.
Stibbe, Nina. Swim to Santa Claus : a story.
Stibbe, Nina. How to win the battle of Christmas as a guest--or as a host.
Stibbe, Nina. Going home for Christmas.
Stibbe, Nina. Christmas shopping.
Stibbe, Nina. Merry Xmas everybody.
Stibbe, Nina. Present for teacher : a story.
Stibbe, Nina. Christmas tree.
Stibbe, Nina. Christmas lunch : a story.
Stibbe, Nina. Flaming pudding.
Contents:
Turkey and me -- Swim to Santa Claus : a story -- How to win the battle of Christmas as a guest--or as a host -- Going home for Christmas -- Christmas shopping -- "Merry Xmas everybody" -- A present for teacher : a story -- The Christmas tree -- The Christmas lunch : a story -- Flaming pudding -- Timothy the Christmas turkey : a story -- Christmas correspondence -- An almost comprehensive glossary of Christmas.
ISBN:
9780316415811
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