TY - BOOK AU - Thirkell, Angela TI - Christmas at High Rising SN - 9780349004303 U1 - 823.912 PY - 2013/// CY - United Kingdom PB - Little, Brown Book Group KW - Short Stories KW - Classic Fiction KW - Christmas N2 - Originally published in the 1930s and 1940s and never before collected, these stories by the incomparable Angela Thirkell relate merry scenes of a trip to the pantomime, escapades on ice, a Christmas Day gone awry, and an electrifying afternoon for Laura Morland and friends at Low Rising, not to mention the chatter of the arty set at a London private view. Charming, irreverent and full of mischievous humour, they offer the utmost entertainment in any season of the year ER -