The Christmas Blessing, Donna VanLiere
The Christmas Blessing, Donna VanLiere
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The Christmas Blessing
A Novel

Author: Donna VanLiere

Narrator: Oliver Wyman

Abridged: 3 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/01/2003

Synopsis

Adapted to a film available on streaming and home video, The Christmas Blessing is the heartwarming sequel to the beloved New York Times bestseller, The Christmas Shoes.

From NewSong's smash-hit #1 single, to the blockbuster CBS television movie, to the New York Times bestselling novel, The Christmas Shoes has touched people's lives. Now, the story continues in The Christmas Blessing. Nathan Andrews is now a man; his greatest wish is to be a doctor. But beyond his studies of medicine, Nathan realizes there are still things to be learned about faith, blessings, giving, and sacrifice. Lessons he will learn from a young woman with a disease that seems hopeless. But hope can exist in the darkest places, and love is always the greatest gift of all.

About Donna VanLiere

Donna VanLiere is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author. Her much-loved Christmas Hope series includes The Christmas Shoes and The Christmas Blessing (both of which were adapted into movies for CBS Television), The Christmas Secret, The Christmas Journey, and The Christmas Hope, which was adapted into a film by Lifetime. She is also the author of The Angels of Morgan Hill and Finding Grace. VanLiere is the recipient of a Retailer's Choice Award for Fiction, a Dove Award, a Silver Angel Award, an Audie Award for best inspirational fiction, and a nominee for a Gold Medallion Book of the Year. She is a gifted speaker who makes regular appearances at conferences. She lives in Franklin, Tennessee, with her husband and their children.

About Oliver Wyman

Oliver Wyman, a native New Yorker, has appeared on stage as well as in film, and television. He is one of the founders of New York City's Collective Unconscious theater, and his performances include the award-winning “reality play” Charlie Victor Romeo and A.R. McElhinney's cult classic film A Chronicle of Corpses. He also lent his voice to several episodes of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Oliver's work as a narrator extends to over 150 audiobooks and has won many him awards, including Audie awards for his reading of Lance Armstrong's autobiography, It's Not About the Bike, and Thomas L. Friedman's The World is Flat. He also read James Frey's A Million Little Pieces, Tim Dorsey's Atomic Lobster, and David Weber's By Schism Rent Asunder. Oliver has won five Audie Awards from the Audio Publisher's Association, fourteen Earphone Awards from AudioFile Magazine, and two Listen Up Awards from Publisher's Weekly. Oliver was named a 2008 Best Voice in Nonfiction & Culture by AudioFile Magazine.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kate

I think most people are familiar with the NewSong song 'Christmas Shoes' about a little boy who ends up needing help to buy his dying mother one last Christmas gift. The first of these novels is a fleshing out of the story told in that song. I thought it was a wonderful way to remind us of the lesso......more

Goodreads review by Mary

I'll write review later.......more

Quotes

“Warm and sincere ... Readers will need a whole box of tissues for this one.” —Publishers Weekly

“The plot's resolution will lift the reader's spirits to a new level.” —RT Book Reviews (Top Pick!)

“Enough sentimentality to bring me to tears and strong characters I could visualize.... a perfect holiday gift to give or get.” —Book Reporter

Awards

  • Audie Award Finalist
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