Letters From Father Christmas Larissa Volokhonsky Chosen by Garison Keillor for

Chosen by Garison Keillor for his readings on public radio's The Writer's Almanac

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Letters From Father Christmas Larissa Volokhonsky Chosen by Garison Keillor forEvery December an envelope bearing a stamp from the North Pole would arrive for J. R. R. Tolkien's children. Inside would be a letter in strange spidery handwriting and a beautiful colour drawing. They were from Father Christmas, telling wonderful tales of life at the North Pole. From the first note to Tolkien's eldest son in 1920 to the final poignant letter to his daughter in 1943, this book collects all the remarkable letters and pictures in one