Literature Christmas Gift Ideas

Christmas is fast approaching everyone and it can be difficult to decide what gift to give to your friend or loved one. Most people enjoy reading over the Christmas period so a book is always a fantastic choice for a Christmas present. Even for those who aren't big readers, these two books I have chosen are an easy, delightful read and a fantastic way to get lost in your imagination over Christmas.

If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things, Jon McGergor - Price: Approx. £7.99

“You must always look with both of your eyes and listen with both of your ears. He says this is a very big world and there are many many things you could miss if you are not careful. There are remarkable things all the time, right in front of us, but our eyes have like the clouds over the sun and our lives are paler and poorer if we do not see them for what they are. If nobody speaks of remarkable things, how can they be called remarkable?” 

Jon McGregor develops his plot through the voice of a female who lets us take a peek into the lives of the people who live on her street, on the last day of summer. A subplot slowly reveals the female narrator as she remembers the tragedy, that was the last day of summer. The reader gets to learn and fall in love with the individuals and the families that take residence in the street, snipets into the lives behind closed doors, that one would not usually experience. You cannot read this book without finishing it as the revelation at the end leaves you literally open-mouth dumbfounded, shocked. Jon McGregor's style of writing makes this novel poetic in its reading and appreciative of the remarkable things in life, that no one speaks of. I don't know anyone who has read this book and walked away on completing it, considering a little bit more of the world around them. It is a beautiful book that suits all audiences and would make a great Christmas read.

As an author he has published many other books, which are also worth checking out as they are just as brilliant!