Finding Noel, Richard Paul Evans
Finding Noel, Richard Paul Evans
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Finding Noel

Author: Richard Paul Evans

Narrator: Richard Paul Evans

Abridged: 4 hr 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/03/2006


Synopsis

A heartwarming and inspirational Christmas novel in the tradition of The Christmas Box, Grace, The Gift, and The Christmas List. The New York Times bestselling author of The Christmas Box and The Walk series returns with a holiday novel of hope, love, and redemption.

A young woman, who has been adopted as a child by a loving family, has only a Christmas ornament inscribed with the word “Noel” as a keepsake of her birth family, about whom she remembers nothing. When long hidden memories resurface, she begins an emotionally challenging personal journey as she searches for her biological sister and clues about her mysterious past...

About Richard Paul Evans

Showing great tenacity, American author, Richard Paul Evans, grew up in Murray City, Utah, and when he decided to write and publish a book, he could not find a willing publisher, so he self-published. That book was entitled, The Christmas Box. He had been working full time as an advertising executive, when he decided to write a Christmas story for his children. He distributed his book to area bookstores, and it became a huge local success.

The following year, The Christmas Box became the #2 bestseller on the New York Times list. That distinction led to a bidding war among publishers (who originally had no interest). Simon and Schuster won the bidding with their advance payment of $4.2 million! They released the book in hardcover in 1995, and it became the first book to be NYT #1 bestseller in both hard cover and paperback.

In 1995, The Christmas Box was made into a movie for television, starring Richard Thomas and Maureen O'Hara. In 1996 his book, Timepiece, was also made into a television movie starring Naomi Watts, James Earl Jones, and Ellen Burstyn. Other books adapted for movies were, The Locket, A Perfect Day, The Mistletoe Promise, and The Mistletoe Inn.

Evans is known for his conservative Christian themes appealing to family values, and for his children's books. He also founded Christmas Box House, Int'l that helps abused and neglected children, with a network of shelters and services. Another group was established to help men who have feelings of isolation caused by the "toxic masculinity" movement by some women. This group is called Tribe of Kyngs. Evans lives in Salt Lake City, Utah with his wife, five children, and one grandchild.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Darla on December 11, 2022

Hand me an RPE book and I know I will need my tissues. Though his stories are relatively short, they are packed with meaning and emotion. In this one, Mark Smart has lost his mother, a scholarship, and a girlfriend in a short amount of time. The "bad things come in three" rule has knocked him down f......more

Goodreads review by Stefanie on December 08, 2018

Finding Noel was such a beautiful story! An emotional journey that left you feeling at peace. Richard Paul Evans can weave a wonderful Christmas tale. Macy and Mark meet at random, each carrying weighted baggage from their past. Baggage that seems impossible to carry and definitely not something you......more

Goodreads review by Lesle on December 31, 2017

Richard Paul Evans amazes me with his skill of telling a heartfelt and inspirational story of a soul that seems broken yet all along has been whole. Though growing up was a struggle and loveless, while as an adult you search for what you thought was missing during your childhood and found that durin......more

Goodreads review by Mayda on June 10, 2013

I grabbed this audio book off the library shelf, to satisfy my summertime need for a Christmasy story. I was halfway through the book, and becoming more annoyed by the minute. The reader added nothing to the telling, his voice flat and without emotion. I finally was bothered enough by his lackadais......more

Goodreads review by Karen on January 14, 2012

I have never read a Richard Paul Evans book that let me down, and "Finding Noel" is just another example of this author's superb story-telling. I would highly recommend not listening to the final disk of this audio book on the way into work when you need to be upbeat and in an early meeting without......more