title: The Secret Life of Santa Claus
author: Gregoire Solotareff
description: Here is a (benign) peek behind the scenes at Santa's place, a peek that should appeal to adults as well as children. This book was originally published in France, and the text may have lost some of its sparkle in translation. The real treat, however, is Solotareff's artwork, which is bold, painterly, and gently comical.
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  Table of Contents
  
    * [Prologue](index_split_004.html#filepos4345)
    * [Dear Santa, Get Bent!](index_split_005.html#filepos16747)
    * [Author’s Note](index_split_006.html#filepos99137)
    * [About the Author](index_split_007.html#filepos100941)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Dasher gains life as a human, but she is missing a connection. She wants a
  mate and is willing to do whatever it takes to find one.
  
  One of nine reindeer that pulls Santa’s sleigh, Dasher wants nothing more than
  to find a partner, a mate, someone to be with. With the restrictions in the
  workshop, she has only one choice—she goes to the human world and starts
  trying men on for size.
  
  The down side to mating with a human is that they don’t remember her the
  following day. The depressing point is that none of them have the stamina to
  keep up with her and there are no second chances. Every time is the first time
  with a human.
  
  When she is assigned to a shop that needs an emergency audit, she enjoys the
  thrill of digging thro