The Faber Book of Christmas: Simon Rae - Hardcover

Rae, Simon

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0571338720 ISBN 13: 9780571338726

Publisher: Faber & Faber, 2017

Synopsis

A joyful yuletide anthology cloth-bound in exquisite Liberty Fabric.

About this title

About the Author

Simon Rae's award-winning W. G. Grace: A Life received widespread acclaim on its publication in 1998. He has also edited a number of anthologies, and for five years presented BBC Radio 4's 'Poetry Please!'. For nearly ten years he wrote regular topical poems for the Guardian and published two collections of them, Soft Targets and Rapid Response. He collaborated with Ronald Searle on a book of cartoons and poems, The Face of War, and in 1999 he won the National Poetry Prize. His first stage play, A Quiet Night In, was produced in Bristol and London the same year. In 1999/2000 he was poet in residence with Warwickshire County Cricket Club and MAC at Edgbaston, and he was Royal Literary Fund Fellow at Warwick University for 2000/2001.

From the Back Cover

This collection of spirited stories and vibrant poetry will brighten your mood as it brings together Charles Dickens and Philip Larkin, W.H.Auden and Wendy Cope, Jilly Cooper and Dylan Thomas.

A stunning festive gift which will be full-bound in beautiful Liberty fabric.

Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.

At Christmas little children sing and merry bells jingle, The cold winter air makes our hands and faces tingle And happy families go to church and cheerily they mingle And the whole business is unbelievably dreadful, if you're single.—Wendy Cope

Edition details

• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0571338720
• ISBN 13: 9780571338726
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 288
• Editor: Rae Simon