A Christmas Memory

Truman Capote

£12.99


Selected from across Capote's writing life, these sparkling tales convey both the wonder and the chill of Christmas time. They range from nostalgic portraits of childhood to more unsettling works that reveal the darkness beneath the festive glitter. In the Deep South of Capote's youth, a young boy, Buddy, and his beloved maiden 'aunt' Sook forage for pecans and whiskey to bake into fruitcakes, make kites - too broke to buy gifts - and rise before dawn to prepare feasts for a ragged assembly of guests; it is Sook who teaches Buddy the true meaning of good will. In other stories, an unlikely festive miracle, of sorts, occurs at a local drugstore and a lonely woman has a troubling encounter in wintry New York.


Author(s): Capote, Truman
Binding: Hardback
Date of Publication: 05/11/2026
Pagination: 128 pages
Series: N/A
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Published By: Penguin Books Ltd
Book Classification: Classic fiction|Short stories
Dimensions: 168 x 118 x 18
Weight: 166
ISBN13\EAN\SKU: 9780241820216

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