December Stories I Putnam Her four children have flown

Her four children have flown

Then a shocking tragedy leads Pearson to a similar murder case from decades before

Asanka has always believed that poetry makes nothing happen

Christina Alberta's Father depicts characters who long for something to believe in

the parents of a seven-year-old Tokyo schoolgirl sat and listened to the demands of their daughter's kidnapper

December Stories I Putnam Her four children have flownThe mix of emotions anticipation, frustration, heartfelt despair, joyful ecstasy and uncertainty associated with the Christmas period is laid bare in Ian Sansom's latest collection of short stories. However, it is not a despairing collection. Nor is it all reindeer, eggnog and happy times that would be just too fictional. A festive collection to make readers stop and think about the nuanced difference between expectation false and hopeful and reality.