From the Book - First Grove Atlantic hardcover edition.
Spirit of Christmas : Mrs. Winterson's mince pies
The SnowMama : Ruth Rendell's red cabbage
Dark Christmas : Kathy Acker's New York custard
Christmas in New York : my Christmas Eve smoked salmon and champagne
The mistletoe bride : Susie's Christmas Eve gravlax
O'Brien's first Christmas : Dad's sherry trifle
The second-best bed : Shakespeare and Company's Chinese dumplings
Christmas cracker : my mulled wine (or, No more fruit in main courses)
A ghost story : Kamila Shamsie's turkey biryani
The silver frog : my New Year's Eve cheese crispies
The lion, the unicorn, and me : my New Year's Day steak sandwich
The glow-heart : my twelfth night fishcakes
Christmas greetings from the author.