tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710818943922563736.post5447278156418918018..comments2023-10-05T13:20:39.120-04:00Comments on Leafing Through Life: The Night Before Christmas by Nikolai GogolMeganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07751131767729086158noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710818943922563736.post-19485673136207931392014-11-25T11:01:15.893-05:002014-11-25T11:01:15.893-05:00I like all the predictable Christmas stories (A Ch...I like all the predictable Christmas stories (A Christmas Carol etc), but one less-known one that I read every year is Rumer Godden's The Story of Holly and Ivy, an absolute dear of a book about an orphan girl who wants a grandmother and a doll. And like, I won't spoil it for you whether she gets them or not buuuuuut...you know. It's a Christmas book. You can probably guess.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com