The Christmas Promise, Donna VanLiere
The Christmas Promise, Donna VanLiere
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The Christmas Promise
A Novel

Author: Donna VanLiere

Narrator: Donna VanLiere

Unabridged: 4 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/30/2007


Synopsis

Donna VanLiere's books movingly portray ordinary people reaching for more meaningful lives. In The Christmas Promise, she follows two seemingly separate individuals and shows how their lives intersect. Chaz McConnell realizes that his life is empty—and he's made it that way. He goes home every night to a bare apartment. For the first time in his life, he's working at a job that will last more than a few weeks, as security for Wilson's Department Store. Trying to reach out, he befriends 4-year-old Donovan, whose mother is part of the janitorial team at Wilson's.

Gloria Bailey finds it easy to care for families in need but just can't seem to bridge the gap with her cantankerous neighbor, 60-something widow Miriam Lloyd Davies. When Miriam goes away for a week and a pipe bursts she comes home to a house under water. Gloria, in an act of kindness—or maybe insanity—invites Miriam to stay at her house until a hotel room becomes available. They eventually realize they have more in common than they ever thought. In this beautiful, deeply poignant novel, we are reminded that the past is never far behind and all of us are longing for a place to call home.

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.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Christine on November 13, 2022

A wonderful little book by one of my favorite holiday authors. The power of reaching out to help others to transforming one’s own life is the overriding theme in this story, one that will warm your heart. A special feature is the wisdom of the quotes that start off each chapter. I enjoyed this so mu......more

Goodreads review by Darla on December 14, 2022

So long as we love we serve; So long as we are loved by others, I would almost say that we are indispensable; And no man is useless while he has a friend. ~ Robert Louis Stevenson At the heart of this Christmas Hope installment are two neighbors, Gloria and Miriam. It would be an understatement to say......more

Goodreads review by CYIReadBooks on November 24, 2021

Heartfelt and wholesome and a little faith-based. A feel good story with a happy ending.......more

Goodreads review by Mom2triplets04 on December 16, 2017

I didn’t enjoy this as well as the other 3 books. We meet many more characters and the writing just confused me when she switched between characters without warning. I was hoping to see characters from first books but they only appeared for a short time.......more

Goodreads review by Tisha (IG: Bluestocking629) on January 01, 2025

Donna VanLiere can do no wrong... I mean seriously folks. This was my least favorite book by her and it is still a solid five. I just adore her books. Beautiful and feel good literature.......more


Quotes

“A delightful book.” —Tampa Tribune & Times on The Christmas Shoes

“A cozy, inspirational holiday tale.” —Publishers Weekly on The Christmas Blessing

“A magical story of second chances that will stay with readers long after the ornaments have been put away.” —Bookpage on The Christmas Hope

“Donna VanLiere does a superior job of dramatizing her story in The Christmas Hope.” —AudioFile magazine on The Christmas Hope