Newly released Christmas Books. Now we’re well and truly into November, the shops (and the net) have started their Christmas campaigns and everywhere I turn, I see tinsel.
We’re sending out invites for our usual family Christmas Party and hubby and nephew are practicing their guitars for the carols.
I do LOVE this time of year – just wish my purse felt the same.
This year, I shall be going back to making most of my pressies – sewing or cooking or writing…
But wait!
I HAVE a book which would make the PERFECT Christmas Gift for littlies: “Santa’s Swim” – although I only have a few paperback copies left.
My inspiration was a little Santa Statue from on top of our Christmas cake and my daughter asking for it.
When I was growing up in Africa it was a favorite ritual for Mum and I to make the Christmas cake. As I got older, I confess, a lot of the hilarity came from tasting the whiskey before adding to the fruit. Such great memories, now my Mum is no longer available to hug!
‘Santa’s Swim’ is inspired by treasured memories, of Nanna and her Christmas Cake and Santa, who presided over it. When Nanna dies, young Mandy wears the little statue on a string to keep Nanna close. On the beach, one day, the string breaks and unknown to Mandy, Santa goes for a swim. Now Santa’s lost, will Mandy ever find him again? And does it mean she’s lost her Nanna too?
Buy the Book: $15 each with FREE postage in Australia.
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