Fruit and Cheese by Madeleine Urban

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A very nice little Christmas tale, 29 pages.

Eli works as salesman in a chic deli. One night, few days before Christmas a man enters the shop asking for Fruit and Cheese for a party of ten. He is brisky and detached, but Eli in a way, sees also a bit of shyness in him. Luke, the man, is obviously wealthy, limousine and classy dress, but he seems also alone; he is not handsome in a classic way, but Eli is drawn by him, by his aurea and maybe by is unexpressed help request.

In the days after, Luke comes back time again time, always asking Luke to collect chic food treat for small parties, and probably the reader is expectiing from Luke to invite also Eli, but the request never arrives and Eli always looks with perplexity the limousine go with Luke inside. But Christmas is near...

I really like this short story, a mix of Cinderfella and Christmas Carol, with Luke in the guise of a modern Scrooge. Above all I like that what draws Eli to Luke is not a physical thing, Luke is not an handsome prince charming, but probably is something deeply, a need to comfort and cuddle a man who seems to have all and instead probably has nothing.

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Buon Natale also to you Madeleine :-) Elisa