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A Father Christmas Story
Being a Tale of How Father
Christmas Came to Be
- Paul T Kidd
- ISBN 978-1-901864-09-0 (Paperback)
- Price: See buy
on-line link
- Publisher: Cheshire Henbury
- Publication Date: 1 October
2007
- Number of Pages: x + 94
- Number of Chapters: 4
- Readership: Adults
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- Ever wondered where the
fable of Father Christmas came from? Well, here is an imaginative
answer. Set in the forests of the cold north one Yuletide Eve
long ago, A Father Christmas Story tells of strange encounters
and mysterious events. The tale provides an account, in keeping
with the spirit of the festive period, of the first appearance
of Father Christmas. It is the story of one man's appointment
with destiny and a meeting that changed the world forever.
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- In telling this tale the
author has addressed two coexisting aspects of Christmas, represented
on the one side by cheerfulness, kindness and optimism, and on
the other by a harsh, miserable and cynical view of life. In
making this contrast the author not only skilfully manages to
highlight the true meaning of Christmas, but also shows how individual
perspectives of Christmas are always matters of personal choice,
something that applies to life in general, not just to Christmas.
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- This unusual and engaging
book is full of familiar Christmas images. It is a must read
for the Christmas season.
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- The story is primarily
aimed at adults, but it can be read aloud to younger children.
The book would make an ideal gift item for a friend or loved
one.
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