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Christmas: What I'm Reading

I wanted to write a couple of blog posts about Christmas, so have decided to write about the mediums I shall be consuming that are Christmas related. This episode: books! I've only recently started reading regularly again after since finishing uni and thought it was the perfect time to try and fit some Christmas reading in to get me into the spirit! Below are three books that I have/am currently reading. A Christmas Memory by Truman Capote I only discovered this short story after buying and reading Capote's popular tale about Holly Golightly- Breakfast at Tiffany's . The book contained two short stories, one of which being A Christmas Memory . It's a short but fairly sweet story about a young boy named Buddy and his older cousin and their Christmas tradition of making fruitcakes. Much like the Charles Dickens' stories, these characters are poor, and Capote has written it in such a way that helps you to appreciate the little things during this time of