The anticipation, frustration, despair, ecstasy and uncertainty associated with the festive season are laid bare in Sansom's latest collection. December Stories will make you laugh, it will make you cry, it will make you wonder how on earth we ever survive this darkest of months. The stories take us on familiar journeys - the Christmas shopping, the Nativity play, the dinner, the drinks - with an unlikely cast of characters including ageing drug dealers, professional thieves and the OriginalBeardedSanta.Com.