内容简介:Christmas began with a good but harassed woman giving birth in difficult domestic circumstances. Somewhere between then and now, the circumstances have changed, but for women today, Christmas is still a time of joys garnered against the odds. We have moved on from stables and mangers to supermarkets and microwaves; palm fronds and shepherds have given way to a spangled conifer and a fat man in a red suit. In this anthology, reflecting the experiences of more than 50 women at Christmas, Ntozake Shange and Agatha Christie rub shoulders with Emily Dickinson and Virginia Woolf. Curl up with a tantalizing volume that gives full reign to the seditious humor, peculiar discomforts, and ...
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目录:Introduction1
The nativity: mary's christmas
Moira Andrew6
St Bridget of Sweden9
Emily Henrietta Hickey11
Edna Ferber14
U. A. Fanthorpe26
Childhood christmases
Coralie Bryant30
Winifred Foley41
Colette48
Roisin Tierney53
Charlotte Bronte56
Sue Townsend59
The nativity: mary's christmas
Moira Andrew6
St Bridget of Sweden9
Emily Henrietta Hickey11
Edna Ferber14
U. A. Fanthorpe26
Childhood christmases
Coralie Bryant30
Winifred Foley41
Colette48
Roisin Tierney53
Charlotte Bronte56
Sue Townsend59