"Packed with charm and beautifully illustrated, it's a book that will solve your gift dilemmas and let you escape the less salubrious aspects of Christmas for a literary wonderland." (Stylist)

"Winterson?s winter tales unfailingly succeed in their endeavour to leave you aglow." (Guardian)

"Winterson's prose is often witty and sometimes lyrical . . . The recipes come with intriguing glimpses of the writer, her friends, and their Christmas rituals. Spooky, inventive, funny . . . Winterson's mixed bag of fictional treats has a 19th-century charm much needed in the grim 21st." (Kirkus *Starred Review*)

"A pretty cloth-bound book containing an enchanting collection of recipes and short stories? suitably festive with icicles and plenty of mistletoe." (Laura Powell Sunday Telegraph, Book of the Year)

"A wonderful mix of festive stories and recipes." (Good Housekeeping)

A Sunday Telegraph Book of the Year

?Winterson?s winter tales unfailingly succeed in their endeavor to leave you aglow? - Guardian

For years Jeanette Winterson has written a new story at Christmas time and here she brings together twelve of her brilliantly imaginative, funny, and bold tales, along with twelve delicious recipes for the twelve days of Christmas.