{"product_id":"christmas-at-cold-comfort-farm-paperback","title":"Christmas at Cold Comfort Farm - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStella Gibbons\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAlexander McCall Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAvailable for the first time since its original publication more than fifty years ago, \u003ci\u003eChristmas at Cold Comfort Farm\u003c\/i\u003e is a charming collection whose hilarious title story features Christmas dinner with the Starkadders before Flora's arrival. With Adam playing Santa while draped in Mrs. Starkadders's shawls, the family shares their traditional \"Christmas pudding\"-a m lange containing random objects of doom foretelling the coming year: a coffin nail for death, a bad sixpence for financial ruin, and a menthol cone to indicate that the lucky recipient will go \"blind wi' headache.\" These lively tales will delight anyone who loves Stella Gibbons and her signature wit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStella Gibbons\u003c\/b\u003e (1902-1989) was a prolific novelist, poet, and short-story writer. Born in London, she married the actor and singer, Allan Webb, and worked for various newspapers, including \u003ci\u003eThe Evening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 29, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52519274185011,"sku":"9780143120117","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/uY-dLsjMGe9780143120117.webp?v=1760493270","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/christmas-at-cold-comfort-farm-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}