![]() Throughout it, she alerts us to the true meaning and message of Christmas - subtly, not by way of strident preaching or saccharine storytelling. At one point she bemoans the fact that Christmas has become “a cynical retail hijack.” It is up to us, she writes, “individually and collectively, to object to that.” The arrangement works well and the overall result is something special: an author inspired by, and writing infused with, the magic and mystery of Christmas.īefore launching into her first story or feast, Winterson gets us in the mood with an enlightening introduction about the history of Christmas as a celebration and the origins of attendant words, symbols and traditions. However, it is subtitled “12 Stories and 12 Feasts for 12 Days,” for interlarding each story is a festive recipe. ![]() ![]() ![]() It therefore seems fitting that for her new book Winterson should turn to Christmas, a celebration steeped in folklore and aglow with wonder.įor the most part, “Christmas Days” is a collection of yuletide-themed tales. ![]() The best of her work finds her impishly tinkering with fairy tales, legends and myths, whether looking at them from skewed angles or coating them with a postmodern polish. Since her spellbinding, genre-splicing first novel, “Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit,” Jeanette Winterson has consistently beguiled and bemused readers with bold, imaginative fiction. ![]()
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