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This reads as a reminder that the season is measured less by objects than by conduct. It points to restraint, generosity, and simple decency as the heart of the holiday, and can be taken to mean that celebration means little if people are unkind. It lands when the noise of buying and gifting starts to crowd out basic warmth.
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Books by Carrie Fisher
Postcards from the Edge
1991
The Princess Diarist
2016
Shockaholic
2007
Delusions of Grandma
1994