A Christmas Memory

This short autobiographical story looks back on childhood in a rural Southern town. A seven-year-old boy and his much older cousin, who is his closest friend, prepare for the holiday season by gathering ingredients and baking fruitcakes to send to people they admire. Their bond, their small rituals and the winter countryside are drawn with warmth and gentle humour. It is a short, moving tale of friendship and loss, and has become a much loved seasonal classic.