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The Twelve Days of Christmas
The Twelve Days of Christmas: Correspondence | John Julius Norwich
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My dearest darling- That partridge, in that lovely little pear tree! What an enchanting, romantic, poetic present! Bless you and thank you. Your deeply loving Emily Everyone knows the 'Twelve days of Christmas', but not as rewritten by John Julius Norwich in this delightful correspondence, which records the daily thank-you letters from one increasingly bemused young lady to her unseen admirer. And who but Quentin Blake could exploit the full comic possibilities of this hilarious debacle as first birds, then maids and finally the full percussion section of the Liverpool Philharmonic create mayhem in the calm of an English country Christmas?
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Booksnchill
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A Christmas favorite as illustrated by Quentin Blake- Emily begins thanking Edward ever so properly when she receives a partridge in a pear tree on December 25- the next 11 days bring about a decidedly cooler response! I love this little Christmas treasure! 5⭐️

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emilyesears
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This is a cute little epistolary book that shows what it would be like if you were actually the person receiving all the gifts of the 12 Days of Christmas. A young woman named Emily is writing thank you notes to her beloved—each day she gets less and less thankful. The illustrations are charming! Not something I would rush out to buy, but if you come across it, definitely worth a few minutes if your time.

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KerriNTurner
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Inside the hilarious pages of the funniest Christmas book ever. #seasonsreadings2017 #bookandtreat @RealLifeReading

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KerriNTurner
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One of the funniest little Christmas books ever! (With some treats, because it's the festive season.) #seasonsreadings2017 #onlyatchristmas

ephemeralwaltz That coffee looks amazing! (I love anything minty😂) 6y
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MMenefee
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🎼On the fourth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me four Joyce CAROL Oates. #12daysofxmasphoto

BookishMarginalia 😂😂😂 7y
Hobbinol Awesome! Totally! 7y
Carissa-Green-Reads Could have saved her for 12th - she's prolific enough 😉 7y
MMenefee @Carissa-Green-Reads For realz! I was counting her books listed on here and ran out of fingers and toes. 7y
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