The Christmas WONDER

Buying gifts was all very well, but her daughter’s love of the big day was truly priceless

And there it was, the toy snowy owl, in its glittery, shiny packaging, sitting alone on the toyshop shelf. Kirsten grinned. Those extra shifts in the pharmacy were worth it. She’d be able to buy Amelia the one present she’d requested for Christmas, and see her seven-year-old face shine in delight when she opened it. But just as Kirsten was about to place the prized toy into her trolley, another pair of hands seized the box too. ‘Excuse me,’ a woman with piercing brown eyes and pinned-back hair said. ‘I had it first.’ The woman gave the box a little tug, but Kirsten didn’t let go. The woman wrenched it again, but Kirsten’s grip remained firm. She had to have this owl. This was the last one in the shop – in fact, in all…

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Woman's Weekly (Digital) - 1 Issue, 24-Dec-2019_Double issue

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