Christmas, Present

Name: Christmas, Present
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Rating: 3.97 (34 reviews)
Author: Jacquelyn Mitchard
ISBN: 9780060736088

Author: Jacquelyn Mitchard

Narrator: Jacquelyn Mitchard

Unabridged: 2 hr 33 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 11/18/2003

Categories: Fiction, Women, Family Life, Seasonal Fiction

Synopsis

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Deep End of the Ocean comes this heartwarming Christmas story of a family who comes together during the holiday season as they learn a powerful lesson about love and to live each year of their lives as if it were their last.A fourteenth wedding anniversary is nothing to sneeze at, Elliott Banner knows, but it's not exactly a landmark year—like fifteen, or twenty, when he plans to take his wife, Laura, to Paris. But when a headache on the drive home from their anniversary date—two days before Christmas—turns out to be more than a migraine, he wishes he had celebrated every year as though it were their last. In this poignant, touching, uplifting story, a woman calmly gathers her family around her during the Christmas holiday to celebrate their lives together—both past and future—and to truly count their blessings.A family history unfolds in a single night in this deeply affecting story that speaks volumes about love, trust, and letting go—a perfect holiday read that underscores the true meaning of the season.“Mitchard’s gift is her ability to present her characters in a compassionate light, even when revealing them at their weakest moments.”—Us Weekly

About Jacquelyn Mitchard

New York Times bestseller Jacquelyn Mitchard's novels include The Deep End of the Ocean, Twelve Times Blessed, and The Breakdown Lane. She is also the author of The Rest of Us: Dispatches from the Mother Ship, a collection of her newspaper columns. She lives with her husband and six children in Madison, Wisconsin.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jennie on October 10, 2019

I haven't read a book, I could read in one sitting, in quite some time; in that, this book was an excellent read for me. I was able to pick it up, and put it down (once fully read), feeling accomplished. The above was the highlight of "Christmas, Present" for me - its brevity. I know, that sounds ha......more

Goodreads review by JanB on November 26, 2010

Beautifully written but depressing, unrealistic, and pointless. If there's a take-away message here I didn't see it!......more

Goodreads review by Melissa (Semi-hiatus for Work) on June 20, 2019

Elliott Banner cannot remember whether this December 23rd is his fourteenth or fifteenth wedding anniversary. On their fifteenth anniversary, he wants to surprise his wife, Laura, with a long-desired trip to Paris. Thankfully, after presenting Laura with tickets to Cirque du Soleil, he finds out tha......more

Goodreads review by Samanta on January 23, 2023

I took this book from the library because of the word "Christmas" in the title, but the only thing that connects it to Christmas is that the story is happening on the 23rd/24th of Decembre. Elliot takes his wife, Laura, to a Cirque du Soleil show for their 14th wedding anniversary. After the end of......more

Goodreads review by Lurdes on January 29, 2023

2 livro do desafio dos livros entre amigas... Este livro se fosse lido noutra altura, provavelmente "cairia" melhor. É um livro pequeno, de apenas 104 páginas, mas carregado de sentimentos, sentimentos de alguém que vai morrer e que se tem de despedir e de toda a família que vai sentir a perda. Neste......more