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A review by paperbacksandpines
Christmas at High Rising by Angela Thirkell
3.0
Perhaps this was a poor choice to pick up this book when I had only read [b:High Rising|835437|High Rising (Barsetshire, #1)|Angela Thirkell|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1347849181l/835437._SY75_.jpg|821051] out of the Barsetshire Chronicles. However, I did recognize several characters from that book peppered throughout this collection. The first short story in this collection took place during the Christmas season and others took place during winter. However, some of the stories didn't seem to fit. There was a story about Shakespeare and I ended up skipping the entire chapter, as I know little about Shakespeare and the continued references to his characters were going over my head.
Thirkell's trademark wit sparkled throughout these stories. Despite writing these stories from a span of the 1920s-1940s, her writing style speaks to me and makes me continue to want to read more from her.
My trigger warning for one of the stories is racist descriptions of South Americans that I did not appreciate and did not benefit the story in any way.
Thirkell's trademark wit sparkled throughout these stories. Despite writing these stories from a span of the 1920s-1940s, her writing style speaks to me and makes me continue to want to read more from her.
My trigger warning for one of the stories is racist descriptions of South Americans that I did not appreciate and did not benefit the story in any way.