From the sleeve:

"Richard Burton often claimed that he would rather have played rubgy than play Hamlet. Less well known was his wish to write. Until now, American readers have not known the only piece Burton wrote. But given his prodigious talent, one would imagine that this strongly felt memoir of his childhood would be as powerful as his other performances, and it is.

Set in a mining village in Wales, and seen through the eyes of a young, motherless boy on Christmas Eve, this is a poignant and heartwarming recollection of Christmases; a child's story of mystery, fear, doubt, and finally, of fulfillment.

In the spirit of such Christmas stories as those by Charles Dickens and Dylan Thomas, Richard Burton's magical A Christmas Story is sure to leave its mark on readers of all ages. Written with wit and perception, it is enhanced by an afterword by Burton's widow and photograph's from his family album."

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Bought at a charity shop in Helsinki.

I read this last year just before Christmas, but forgot to journal it :) This is a nice, brief, heart-warming story. Very nostalgic.

This book was hiding behind the last window of the 2012 Advent Calendar on the Finnish forum - and dotdot won the draw. Congratulations and happy reading!

Christmas goes on and on:) Thank you, Annimani!

If this is how Richard Burton wrote, it's really too bad he didn't write more.

This was the 23rd window of the 2013 Advent Calendar on the Finnish Bookcrossing forum. Today it continues its journey to sigyn22.

Happy New Year!

Thank you!
I received today this lovely Christmas book.

Kirja lähtee toivottamaan mukavaa joulunalusaikaa marraskuun voittajalle!

Thanks sigyn22! I read the book right away. Nice short story, felt like Christmas. Too bad he didn't write more than this.

This little Xmas story was on next reader's wishlist. Merry Xmas!

Thank you, Mecu! Ihana, pieni joulukirja jouluksi!

A very suitable foreign language book for me, short enough! It was nice to read about Richard Burton's childhood. But this's not my top ten of Christmas stories, so this little book travels to the next reader.

Travelling to the next reader, Merry X-mas in October!

Teen poikkeuksen, kirjoitan kiitokset ihan näin vain: Suurkiitokset Rohtola tästä yllätyksenä tulleesta toivelistakirjasta!!!! Ja mukana tulleesta muumipappa lukee riippukeinussa-kortista ja Inge Löök-kirjanmerkistä!!!

Taaskin vain Suomeks: Eilen sain luettua. Alakuun luin kirjasta ääneen ittelleni. Kokeilin, miltä tuntuu pitkästä aikaa lukea englanniksi ääneen. Ennemmin oisin kirjasen lukenut ihan Suomeks. Oli ihan ok kirjanen.

Matkalleen kohti uutta kotiaan tänään. Hyviä lukuhetkiä kirjan parissa ja paljon onnea!

Kiitos Anuliini. Tämä saattaa olla sellanen englanninkielinen kirja minkä saan luettua.