![]() Money is tight but they go to extraordinary lengths to buy each other a present for Christmas. Poignant and heart-warming, it tells of the unselfish love between Della and Jim. It’s also very short, so short I happily read it online at my PC. The Gift of The Magi is a sweet and sentimental read. I read this story for Festive Reads Fortnight 2019 but never got around to posting the review, so I waited a whole year so that I could as I thought it would seem quite out of season to do anything but. “…life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with sniffles predominating.” Set in New York at the turn of the twentieth century, this classic piece of American literature tells the story of a young couple and the sacrifices each must make to buy the other a gift. She has nothing to sell except her only treasure - her long, beautiful brown hair. One dollar and eight-seven cents is all the money Della has in the world to buy her beloved husband a Christmas present. Quick Review (read on for full review) Poignant and heart-warming, this story is hard to forget. ![]()
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