A review by mariebrunelm
Christmas Days: 12 Stories and 12 Feasts for 12 Days by Jeanette Winterson

lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced

4.5

The subtitle of this book says it all: “12 stories and 12 feasts for 12 days”. In there you find 12 short stories from the heartwarming to the spooky, and 12 more or less vague recipes to help you get festive without too much fuss in the 12 days from December 25 to January 5.

This book is quite lovely ! The stories had a wonderful balance in tone and atmosphere and the recipes were adequately sprinkled with personal stories and musings from the author. I wrote down a few particularly tasty quotes, including this one: “When I am climbing, I understand that gravity exists to protect us from our lightness of being, in the same way that time is what shields us from eternity”. Isn’t that lovely? I don’t have much more to say about this book except that it was the perfect seasonal read and that its short format makes it perfect for the sometimes hectic days at the end of the year.