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Title: GIFT OF MAGI
By: O. Henry, P. J. Lynch (Illus)
Format: Hardback

List price: £10.99


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ISBN 10: 1844280381
ISBN 13: 9781844280384
Publisher: WALKER BOOKS LTD
Pub. date: 1 September, 2008
Pages: 40
Description: Della has saved for months to buy the perfect gift for her beloved husband, Jim. But $1.87 is the miserable sum of her efforts, and it's now Christmas Eve. There is only one thing left to do: sell her most treasured possession, her beautiful knee-length hair. But when Jim returns home he is aghast - his gift for her is the tortoiseshell combs.
Synopsis: This is a heart-warming tale reminding us that love is more important than possessions. Della has saved for months to buy the perfect gift for her beloved husband, Jim. But $1.87 is the miserable sum of her efforts, and it's now Christmas Eve. There is only one thing left to do: sell her most treasured possession, her beautiful knee-length hair. But when Jim returns home he is aghast - his gift for her is the tortoiseshell combs she has coveted for so long! And to buy them he has sold his precious gold pocket-watch...for which Della has just sacrificed her hair to buy a perfect platinum chain!
Illustrations: col. Illustrations
Publication: UK
Imprint: Walker Books Ltd
Prizes: Short-listed for Bisto Book of the Year Award 2009
Returns: Returnable
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