Henry Jeffreys

Assorted Christmas crackers

Henry Jeffreys reviews stories by P.L. Travers, Laurie Lee, Hans Christian Andersen — and a modern take on Scrooge

issue 12 December 2015

There’s a moment in a child’s life where Christmas begins to lose its magic. Once lost it cannot be regained, but as adults we can catch glimpses of that wonder through our own children, through booze, and most of all through songs, films and stories. Christmas is the one time of the year when it’s not only acceptable to cry over such sentimental things, it’s almost compulsory.

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