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Christmas Tales

Ghosts, lost love and what happens when the festive season is hijacked by the politically  correct brigade… Christmas tales by some of the most cherished writers of our time.

The Telegraph

A mysterious encounter with a stranger in a Nordic forest pulls a widower from his grief.

Matt Haig - The Old Man in the Forest

Jess couldn’t wait for a romantic Christmas break. But something about the boutique hotel didn't feel right ..

Plum Sykes - The Bucket of Blood

Christmas Day was like any other for Richard – his one task was to keep his father happy, and that was never easy

Sir Andrew Motion - In the Stable

When Christmas is cancelled at her new workplace, Andrea holds on furtively to festive tradition.

Alexander McCall Smith - No Christmas

A young romance that cuts across enemy lines, a lost Christmas card, and a love story that unravels over 64 years

Lionel Shriver - The Christmas Card

Midnight, every year on 24 December, Virgil Beuell received a call from his old GI buddy that set off dark reminiscences.