I have a number of books in this series. The German edition is the only one I've read cover to cover and I rather enjoyed it. According to the teaser on the back of the book: "The fifth volume in the very popular Very Christmas series, this collection brings together traditional and contemporary holiday stories from Austria, Switzerland and Germany. . . . Eine frohliche Weihnachten - A Merry Christmas - made all the more festive with therse literary treats redolent of candle-lit trees, St. Nikolaus, gingerbread, the Christkindl, roast goose and red cabbage, Gugelhopf and stollen cakes, accompanied by plenty of schnapps.
My favorite story in the collection was On Christmas Eve by Helene Stokl. It involves an emotionally frozen woman traveling to a place significant to her past possibly seeking closure and maybe even redemption. It resonated with me due to the significant number of times I've felt stuck in my own emotions this past year. This was the type of story I want to revisit at some point.
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