{"product_id":"a-christmas-memory-9780241474426","title":"A Christmas Memory","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eTruman Capote's Christmas stories are a tribute to the season, featuring nostalgic portraits of childhood and unsettling tales of darkness. They convey the wonder and chill of Christmas time, including a young boy and his aunt baking fruitcakes, a lonely woman having a troubling encounter, and an unlikely festive miracle at a local drugstore. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 112 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 27 October 2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Penguin Books Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTender and bittersweet, these stories by Truman Capote, the author of Breakfast at Tiffany's, are a captivating tribute to the Christmas season. We set about choosing a tree. It should be, muses my friend, twice as tall as a boy. So a boy can't steal the star. Selected from across Truman Capote's writing life, these Christmas stories range from nostalgic, semi-autobiographical portraits of childhood to more unsettling tales of darkness beneath the festive glitter. In the Deep South of Capote's youth, a young boy, Buddy, and his beloved maiden aunt Sook forage for pecans and whiskey to bake into fruitcakes, make kites - too broke to buy gifts - and rise before dawn to prepare feasts for a ragged assembly of guests; while in other stories, a lonely woman has a troubling encounter in wintry New York and an unlikely festive miracle, of sorts, occurs at a local drugstore.   Brimming with feeling, these sparkling tales convey both the wonder and the chill of Christmas time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 200g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 198 x 129 x 6 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9780241474426\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Truman Capote","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44100953964794,"sku":"9780241474426","price":7.31,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1666952768777_book.jpg?v=1666983579","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/a-christmas-memory-9780241474426","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}