The Worst Noel
Hellish Holiday Tales
1st edition
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Author
- Collected Authors Of The Worst Noel
- Cynthia Kaplan
- John Marchese
- Amy Krouse Rosenthal
- Catherine Newman
- Ann Patchett
- Joni Rodgers
- Anne Giardini
- Stanley Bing
- Louis Bayard
- Valerie Frankel
- Mike Albo
- Marian Keyes
- Binnie Kirshenbaum
- Mitchell Symons
- Neal Pollack
- Roger Director
- Cintra Wilson
- Elizabeth Noble
Publication
2005-11-01 - HarperCollins, New York, NY
Language
English
Word Count
51,750 words, Guess
Page Count
207 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- Internet Archiveworstnoel00cynt
- ISBN-100060838116
- ISBN-139780060838119
- Goodreads1359702
- LibraryThing1122495
and 3 more
- Library of Congress Control Number2005050229
- OCLC Control Number60671884
- Open LibraryOL9237493M
Description
Does the thought of mistletoe give you hives?Does the sound of jingling bellsinstill fear in your heart?Do you hide under the covers from the day after Thanksgiving till New Year's Day?And even if you love Christmas, do thehyperconsumerism, overindulgence, andtinsel-covered everything make you crazy?If you said yes to any of these questions, this is the book for you. You are not alone. Everyone has a Christmas-nightmare story to tell. Some of the best writers around have gone through some of the worst Christmases ever. Their tales of holly-draped horror are gathered here for your amusement, from NEAL POLLACK's Christmas-ham disaster to the accidental Santahood of JONI RODGERS to BINNIE KIRSHENBAUM's receiving what may be the worst gift ever given. And Stanley Bing gives us a peek at the lonely guy's Xmas feast. All this, plus many more recollections of Worst Noels past.So pour yourself a glass of eggnog, chisel off a piece of rock-hard fruitcake, and curl up in the big comfy chair by the fireplace where the stockings have been hung with such care -- and settle in to read The Worst Noel.
First Sentence
A deer hit us.
Description
Does the thought of mistletoe give you hives? Does the sound of jingling bells instill fear in your heart? Do you hide under the covers from the day after Thanksgiving till New Year's Day? And even if you love Christmas, do the hyperconsumerism, overindulgence, and tinsel-covered everything make you crazy? If you said yes to any of these questions, this is the book for you. You are not alone. Everyone has a Christmas-nightmare story to tell. Some of the best writers around have gone through some of the worst Christmases ever. Their tales of holly-draped horror are gathered here for your amusement, from Neal Pollack's Christmas-ham disaster to the accidental Santahood of Joni Rodgers to Binnie Kirshenbaum's receiving what may be the worst gift ever given. And Stanley Bing gives us a peek at the lonely guy's Xmas feast. All this, plus many more recollections of Worst Noels past. So pour yourself a glass of eggnog, chisel off a piece of rock-hard fruitcake, and curl up in the big comfy chair by the fireplace where the stockings have been hung with such care -- and settle in to read The Worst Noel.
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Other Editions
- The Worst Noel: Hellish Holiday Tales
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