An enchanting selection of Christmas tales by the Nobel Prize-winning Swedish national treasure - now available in English for the first time

'But what shall I do on Christmas night if nobody has given me a book?'

A little girl receives a gift to treasure; the creatures of the forest gather to celebrate the New Year; an evil noblewoman schemes against her beautiful niece; a cantankerous gravedigger dines with an unexpected companion on Christmas Eve...

In this enchanting selection of winter stories, now available in English for the first time, the beloved writer Selma Lagerl f weaves together magic and miracles, Swedish folklore and timeless fables, darkness and light, heartfelt joy and festive wonder.