Aunt Sass
Christmas Stories

Name: Aunt Sass
Brand: Hachette Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: P. L. Travers
ISBN: 9781478906506

Author: P. L. Travers

Narrator: Catherine Clarke

Unabridged: 2 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Grand Central Publishing

Published: 10/20/2015

Categories: Fiction, Seasonal Fiction, Short Stories

Synopsis

A collection of charming holiday tales, by the author of Mary Poppins - a timeless gift for all ages.

Each of the stories in this book was written by P.L. Travers as a holiday gift, sent to her friends and family and never published. Now millions of readers and generations of film-goers will get a peek behind the curtain and see how she used her life story to inform her fiction. Whether it is Aunt Sass herself - who is partly her inspiration for Mary Poppins - or the crass ex-jockey whose life work is not at all what it appears, the characters are unforgettable.

P.L. Travers wrote with a signature blend of sugar and spice; her characters, including Mary Poppins, are endearing, outsized, and cozy. The Aunt Sass Christmas Stories will delight any child - naughty or nice.

About P. L. Travers

P. L. Travers (1899–1996) was a drama critic, travel essayist, reviewer, lecturer, and author of the Mary Poppins books. She wrote several other books for adults and children, but it is for the character of Mary Poppins that she is best remembered.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Calista on January 04, 2020

This consists of 3 short stories: 1 Aunt Sass 2 Ah Wong 3 Johnny Delaney The setting is Australia where P.L. Travers grew up. Life is different down there. Aunt Sass is my favorite of the 3 stories. I was expecting more Christmas in these pages. There is a little holiday cheer, but really very little. P......more

Goodreads review by _och_man_ on February 12, 2024

Akcja "P. L. Trawers, otul mnie, bo już nie daję rady" - czas, start. Niepozorna książeczka, ale napisana tak wspaniale, że każde słowo chłonie się z czystą przyjemnością.......more

Goodreads review by Agnieszka on December 04, 2018

Było super, dopóki nie trafiłam na "plutonową jaskinię bytu" - serio? Jestem małostkowa i takie duperele mi przeszkadzają.......more

Goodreads review by Teri on December 17, 2017

This is a collection of three stories by P. L. Travers, author of Mary Poppins. Although the title mentions "Christmas Stories", this was not a collection of stories about Christmas. They were written as stories that she wrote as Christmas gifts. Christmas was briefly mentioned in a couple of the st......more

Goodreads review by Caren on December 23, 2015

This book would be of most interest to fans of P.L. Travers and Mary Poppins. The three short stories in the this small-format book are not Christmas-themed. Rather, they are stories Ms. Travers wrote for relatives as gifts at Christmas. They are loosely autobiographical, as she harkens back to peop......more

Quotes

"Beautiful and charming."—The Independent (UK)