Christmas at Cold Comfort Farm : The perfect Christmas treat
(Autor) Stella GibbonsIndulge in a feel-good collection of stories from the author of Cold Comfort Farm. The title story tells of a typical Christmas at the farm before the coming of Flora Poste. It is a parody of the worst sort of family Christmas: Adam Lambsbreath dresses up as Father Christmas in two of Judith's red shawls. There are unsuitable presents, unpleasant insertions into the pudding and Aunt Ada Doom orders Amos to carve the turkey, adding: 'Ay, would it were a vulture, 'twere more fitting!' -
Stella Gibbons
Stella Gibbons (1902-1989) was a British author best known for her satirical novel "Cold Comfort Farm," which parodied the rural romance genre. Her witty and irreverent writing style challenged traditional literary conventions and brought a fresh perspective to English literature, earning her a lasting legacy in the literary world.