In novelist Susie Boyt’s childhood, Christmas was the world as it should be, not as it was. And she still won’t hear a word against it
Illustration: Cat O'Neil/The ObserverIllustration: Cat O'Neil/The Observerhristmas doesn’t bring out the sanity in me. I like total immersion. I practically stud myself with cloves. No cereal packet goes undecorated. Punchlines like Frankincense Sinatra abound. I go all out forboth in theory and in practice. The Christmas tree’s branches become my autobiography, crammed with ornaments dating back 40 years. I shop with the belief that good presents transform people’s lives.
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