I have to say that I did enjoy this book. It was interesting to read how different Christmas was during the war and what people put up with, or how imaginative people became; not how we are today and what we take for granted now. I can't imagine having tinned spam for Christmas dinner! It's safe to say that the war really took it's toll on Christmas for everyone, more so if you lived in the city it would seem. Living in the country definitely had it's benefits as you would mainly grow most of your food, however when it came to presents everyone was in the same boat, with a lot of gifts being hand me downs or homemade. Only the wealthy didn't really see much of a difference. I really felt for the children who were evacuated, can't have been nice spending Christmas away from from home and your parents.