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My True Love Gave To Me: Twelve Holiday Stories

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My True Love Gave to Me
First edition
AuthorStephanie Perkins (Editor)
LanguageEnglish
GenreYoung adult
PublisherSt. Martin's Press
Publication date
October 14, 2014
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardback)
Pages321
ISBN978-1250059307

My True Love Gave to Me: Twelve Holiday Stories is a 2014 anthology edited by Stephanie Perkins with twelve holiday stories contributed by Perkins, Holly Black, Ally Carter, Matt de la Peña, Gayle Forman, Jenny Han, David Levithan, Kelly Link, Myra McEntire, Rainbow Rowell, Laini Taylor and Kiersten White. It was published on October 14 by St. Martin's Press.[1]

This anthology features twelve stories set during the winter months. Each story is told separately and is about a different pair of characters falling in love in different holiday settings.[2]

Stories

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Reception

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Reception for the book was generally positive, with Publishers Weekly stating "there's no shortage of cozy setups for holiday romance in this captivating collection of short stories", describing it as "a rare seasonal treat". Ellen Hopkins of The New York Times Book Review praised it as "a marvelous collection, certain to earn a treasured spot on many Y.A. shelves" commending the diversity of the characters and intelligent storytelling.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Books". Retrieved September 5, 2017.
  2. ^ "My True Love Gave to Me". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
  3. ^ "My True Love Gave to Me: Twelve Holiday Stories". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  4. ^ "'My True Love Gave to Me,' Edited by Stephanie Perkins". New York Times. December 5, 2014. Retrieved November 22, 2015.