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 Missing the Midnight - Jane Gardam
 Missing the Midnight - Jane Gardam ... AbacusNewest Review: ... away - this character was later the focus of a novel of the same name, 'Miss Misteltoe', about a woman considered a parasite ... more ... by the people who always have her to dinner at Christmas, and finally 'Christmas Island', a strange story about creatures born to humans who devour the world.
2. Five Grotesques
These are quirky, fairytale-like stories and I enjoyed this section the most. 'Grace' is about a man with a diamond in the back of his neck and 'Light' is set in the Himalayas and tells the story of a girl with no eyes in the front of her head but one in her throat. 'The Girl With The Golden Ears' follows the attempts of fashion editor ...more |
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Missing the Midnight - Jane Gardam: Don't miss it if you like Christmas stories (531 words)
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"Missing the Midnight" is a small collection of short stories by English writer Jane Gardam. I have the hardback edition, which has a few more pages than the paperback because of the formatting. There are twelve stories in this book, grouped under three themes: 1. Five Carols These are short stories set at Christmas. The first, 'Missing the Midnight' is from the point of view of a girl who has just dropped out of university coming home on Christmas Eve. 'The Zoo At Christmas' follows a group of animals as they leave the zoo to go to midnight mass. The others are 'Old Filth', about a retired lawyer at home alone on Christmas after his wife ... Read the complete review
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