2017 Dec 19
The festive season is just around the corner, and that means Christmas holidays are nearby! Whether you plan on taking a vacation or simply spending some quality time at home this year, you certainly need a good book to keep you company! So here’s a list of the 5 best books to curl up with this Christmas – whilst enjoying a steaming mug of hot chocolate of course!
1. The Book Thief – Markus Zusak
A true masterpiece of fiction, The Book Thief is a spellbinding novel about a little girl with a love books, the power of words, an accordionist, and a Jewish man in hiding, all against the backdrop of asnowy yet bloody Nazi Germany in 1939. Zusak’s novel is a New York Times Bestseller and was even adapted into a popular movie. This is an incredible, intense, and heartwarming story which no reader would be able to resist.
2. Little Women – Lousia May Alcott
The classic novel Little Women is the perfect reminder of family, love, friendship, and the gift of giving this Christmas season! The story follows the lives of four sisters on a journey out of adolescence and explores the difficulties associated with gender roles in a Post-Civil war America. At its heart, it is also a story about societal differences based on class, income, and the real important of what truly matters in life – and during this Christmas season too!
3. The Snow Child – Eowyn Ivey
Whether or not you’re having a white Christmas, this novel will transport you to a snowy place! It tells the story of Jack and Mabel, two newcomers to Alaska. Childless, they are drifting apart and being worn down by the stress of work. During the first snowfall, they build a child out of snow and the next day it is replaced by a small blond girl running through the snowy forest. This fairytale appears incredibly unbelievable, but in this beautiful and violent place, things are rarely as they appear. It is a heartwarming, heartbreaking, and incredible novel to immerse yourself in this season.
4. The Red Garden – Alice Hoffman
Hoffman’s novel is an intricately weaved web of characters and a brilliant, luminous, yet haunting storyline which transports the reader to the world of Blackwell, Massachusetts. The Red Garden begins during a brutal 1750 winter where a group of stranded people decide to form a town. The novel crosses 250 years of magical and captivating stories which take place in this mysterious town. Hoffman truly captures the magical spirit of family and sense of home.
5. A Christmas Carol – Charles Dickens
It’s never too late to stray back to the old classics, and this novel by Dickens is one of the most beloved stories in the history of English literature. It truly captures the spirit of Christmas and holidays, and the nature of giving to those who need it most. Journey alongside an array of immensely intricate characters through Christmases in the past, present, and future.
