![]() ![]() And if we are lucky, they will appear in a new novel from the author in 2021.” However, after a first-time Christmas Eve visit to the neighbours, she has a new perspective on things. But fifteen-year-old Marigold had so many plans for this Christmas and they all seem to be falling short. Dad is away and Mom is dealing with a newborn-on top of the other kids. “Christmas expectations unmet? How many of us have not been here before? But this year, it seems like everything that can go wrong does. My quick summary of the story when I read it more than a year ago in the collection was: And reading this apart from the others has brought out more in the story. And as much as I love anthologies, there is something to be said about reading the stories in isolation. If you have 2 or three, they lose a bit of their distinctiveness. I thought it is sort of like having a mixed box of chocolates. And I have been thinking about that a lot over the past week. But it really impacted me more reading it as a stand-alone story. This story appears in the second of those anthologies. I have read five novels by Carolyn Astfalk and her short story in the collections, Secrets: Visible & Invisible 7 Amazing Stories and Gifts Visible & Invisible 8 Christmas Stories for Teens. ![]()
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