Dazzling Books to Read in December (and a few other festive favourites)
Beautiful books for peaceful moments between grotto visits, school shows, present wrapping and the chaos of parenting at Christmas.
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Over coffee this morning, a friend told me she felt as if all of her mental energy was being spent on party planning and present shopping. ‘It’s all so inane,’ she said, ‘I’m doing nothing for my brain’. I knew exactly what she meant. When December arrives in a flurry of festive admin, the time I spend reading always feels especially scarce and especially sacred. This is why I don't do a Christmas gift-guide — because this newsletter is meant to be about carving out time to read amid the chaos of looking after children. And so I’m not going to write you a list of books to buy for other people, because you’re probably spending most of your time thinking about other people already. Instead, I've chosen four of the most dazz…
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