Skipping Christmas, John Grisham
Skipping Christmas, John Grisham
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Skipping Christmas

Author: John Grisham

Narrator: Dennis Boutsikaris

Unabridged: 3 hr 42 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/06/2001


Synopsis

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In this classic tale for modern times, beloved storyteller John Grisham offers a hilarious look at the chaos and frenzy that have become part of our holiday tradition.

The inspiration for the film Christmas with the Kranks, starring Tim Allen and Jamie Lee Curtis

Imagine a year without Christmas. No crowded malls, no corny office parties, no fruitcakes, no unwanted presents. That’s just what Luther and Nora Krank have in mind when they decide that, just this once, they’ll skip the holiday altogether.

Theirs will be the only house on Hemlock Street without a rooftop Frosty, they won’t be hosting their annual Christmas Eve bash, they aren’t even going to have a tree. They won’t need one, because come December 25 they’re setting sail on a Caribbean cruise. But as this weary couple is about to discover, skipping Christmas brings enormous consequences—and isn’t half as easy as they’d imagined.

About John Grisham

John Ray Grisham, Jr. was born in Jonesboro, Arkansas on February 8, 1955. Grisham graduated from Mississippi State University and later from the University of Mississippi School of Law in 1981. He was a practicing criminal attorney for over ten years and then served in the House of Representatives from 1984 to 1990. He published his first novel in 1989 after working on it for five years. ‘A Time to Kill’, his first novel, launched his new career and was later made into a major motion picture. His first bestseller, ‘The Firm’, released in 1991, sold over seven million copies and was made into a box office hit starring Tom Cruise two years later. Almost twenty years later in 2012, a TV series was launched and picks up the life of Mitch McDeere and his family ten years after the events of the novel.

John Grisham has had his novels translated into more than forty languages and has sold nearly 300 million copies worldwide. He is a winner of the prestigious Galaxy British Book Award and is one of only three authors (the other two being Tom Clancy and J.K. Rowling) to ever sell two million copies of a first published novel. Nine of his novels (including ‘The Firm and ‘A Time to Kill’ have been made into major motion pictures.


Reviews

AudiobooksNow review by Marty on 2008-09-29 18:35:46

The first time I read this book, I laughed out loud! I went out and bought 6 copies and sent them as Christmas Gifts! All the recipents loved the book, too.

Goodreads review by Anniebananie on November 15, 2020

Langsam kommt auch bei mir Weihnachtsstimmung auf. Daher musste jetzt ein Weihnachtsbuch her. Habe mich für dieses Büchlein von John Grisham entschieden, da ich bisher nur die Verfilmung kenne und liebe ("Verrückte Weihnachten" mit Tim Allen und Jamie Lee Curtis). Zum Glück war das Buch genauso witzig......more

Goodreads review by Tea on November 28, 2016

One of my favorite "Grisham" translations... Probably, because every Christmas I have the same idea/wish of skipping it! And being a child from a mixed marriage and having both Ortodox and Catholic Christmas does't help a thing! :) Same feeling goes for Easter :)......more

Goodreads review by Heather Adores Books on February 22, 2023

Featuring ~ dual 3rd person POV, Christmas (duh) This short book follows Luther & Nora. Luther is frustrated about spending $6,100 on Christmas last year, so this year they are going on a cruise and skipping Christmas. The plans are made and the tickets are purchased when they get news that their dau......more

Goodreads review by Heidi on January 07, 2024

This was a quick and funny read (even if you don't like Grisham thrillers, try this one), but oh so true... I only wish I had the courage to really skip Christmas... we came close one year when we spent Christmas in Disney-- no tree, no major wrapping, no frantic cookie baking... it was such a relie......more


Quotes

“Grisham may well be the best American storyteller writing today.”The Philadelphia Inquirer

“Grisham is an absolute master.”The Washington Post

“Never let it be said this man doesn’t know how to spin a good yarn.”Entertainment Weekly