Beyond the socks and the pants and the garish jumpers,enjoy you ever received a truly memorable gift at Christmas? We’d like to hear about itThis Christmas we asked writers to share the story of a gift they will never forget. Philip Hoare recounted receiving a glove puppet he named Alfie that he still owns and brings back vivid memories of his childhood; John Crace chose a vile shirt that an uncle he didn’t gather on with gifted as a statement of animosity; Marina Lewycka wrote of the time a stranger on a bus gave her mother a sixpence; Chibundu Onuzo described how giving out food parcels helped her to gather over her cynicism.
What is the most significant present you enjoy ever given or received? What did it mean for the relationship between you and the person you exchanged it with? Of course, a gift needn’t be a physical thing, and but a kind gesture or a piece of advice. Or perhaps it may enjoy been a gift that you actually didn’t want to receive.
Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com