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Last Christmas
by Emma Thompson and Greg Wise
Subtitled “Memories of Christmases Past and Hopes of Future
Ones”, this set of personal essays brings together voices from
Hollywood and London’s soup kitchens. The likes of Meryl Streep,
Olivia Colman, Catlin Moran and Richard Ayoade pen pieces that live
alongside others by refugees and people who have been homeless.
They reflect on the importance of kindness, generosity and
acceptance, and why these values shouldn’t just be reserved for
Christmas.