Tinsel : The Girls Who Invented Christmas - Sibéal Pounder

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Have you ever thought about how the entire world has come to believe that Santa Claus is an 80-year-old man? 

It follows Blanche Claus and her big dream of what she wants Christmas to be as well as her searching for 'her people' and where she belongs. Along the way, she makes some great friends, has a lot of mince pie picnics - and one epic adventure. 

"Tinsel", a story full of friendship, feminism, mince pies, elves, magic, and holiday spirit, is the true story of Santa and the mistake that someone made to make the world believe otherwise. 


About the Author: 


Sibéal Pounder has written for publications including the Guardian, fashion trend forecaster WGSN, Vogue.com, and The Financial Times, where she was the resident philanthropy columnist for the How To Spend It section for six years. She studied Modern History at St Andrews and Quentin Tarantino film at Yale. 

Her bestselling debut Witch Wars has been translated into 10 languages so far and was shortlisted for the Sainsbury's Children's Book Award and the Waterstone's Children's Book Prize. 

Website: http://www.sibealpounder.com/ (its a very cool website)
Social Media 1 (Twitter): https://twitter.com/Sibealpounder
Social Media 2 (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/sibeal.pounder/?hl=en


What I thought of the book:

I really liked this book! It is definitely one of the best Christmassy books I have read, and there was a lot I liked about it. 

I loved all of the characters (and especially all the elves) and especially the relationships/friendships that were formed throughout it. All of them felt so real and were so heartwarming. 

And I love mince pies, so I appreciated all the mentions of it in the book (though it did make me hungry!).

Overall, this book was a really great spin on the original story of Santa Claus (and I personally prefer this one), and would totally recommend it. 


More Details: 

I read this book in 2 days. 

Buy the book: https://www.amazon.in/Tinsel-Girls-Who-Invented-Christmas/dp/152661927X/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Tinsel+%3A+The+Girls+Who+Invented+Christmas+-+Sib%C3%A9al+Pounder&qid=1639478799&sr=8-1

Page Count: 320

Age group: 7+

My rating: 3.5 stars


Happy Reading!






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