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Author:

Evans, Richard Paul, 1962-, author.

Title:

A Christmas Memory / Richard Paul Evans.

Publisher:

Gallery Books

Copyright Date:

2022

Description:

128 pages ; 18 cm.

Subject:

Nineteen-Sixties (Decade)--Fiction.
Christmas--Fiction.
Families--Fiction.
Holidays--Fiction.
Family Life--Fiction.
Bullying--Fiction.
Neighbors--Fiction.
Christmas Fiction.
Inspirational Fiction.

Summary:

It's 1967, and for young Richard it's a time of heartbreak and turmoil. Over the span of a few months, his brother, Mark, is killed in Vietnam; his father loses his job and moves the family from California to his grandmother's abandoned home in Utah; and his parents make the painful decision to separate. With uncertainty rattling every corner of his life, Richard does his best to remain strong-but when he's run down by bullies at his new school, he meets Mr. Foster, an elderly neighbor who chases off the bullies and invites Richard in for a cup of cocoa. Richard becomes fast friends with the wise, solitary man who inspires Richard's love for books and whose dog, Gollum, becomes his closest companion. As the holidays approach, the joy and light of Christmas seem unlikely to permeate the Evans home as things take a grim turn for the worse. And just when it seems like he has nothing left to lose, Richard is confronted by a startling revelation. But with Mr. Foster's wisdom and kindness, he learns for the first time what truly matters about the spirit of the season: that forgiveness can heal even the deepest wounds, and love endures long after the pain of loss subsides.

ISBN:

1982177446
9781982177447

LCCN:

2022942614

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