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Title: Christmas, Present (MITCHARD, JACQUELINE) by Jacquelyn Mitchard ISBN: 0-06-056557-8 Publisher: HarperCollins Pub. Date: 21 October, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (18 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A quick, soulful antidote for Christmas bedlam
Comment: I recently lost my mother to a disease that moved only slightly less rapidly than Mitchard's central character's, but the reality was much the same. The author manages to capture the pain, urgency and humor of such a time. Those last days with a loved one are both awful and wonderful. The holiday timing only adds to the poignant nature of the book. I also respect the author for the tight prose. Its hard to write a good, short book, but Mitchard manages it while retaining her trademark,every day realism. A smart, mature take on family and life. Just the read if you need a little soulful perspective when you return home from the Christmas bedlam at the shopping mall. Bravo.
Rating: 5
Summary: Brevity is the Soul of Mitchard
Comment: As far as I know, this author is noted for long novels; so this short work must be a real departure for the writer who rocketed to fame with "The Deep End of the Ocean" and other hefty narratives. My point is this: "Christmas, Present" might be to Mitchard's work what "The Old Man and the Sea" was to Hemingway's canon or what "The Long March" is to William Styron or what "Sula" is to Toni Morrison. It's a perfectly formed, incredibly concise, deeply moving short novel. This is proof positive that Artie Shaw was right when saying: "Simple is best." NOT simple-minded, but simple in the sense that the story's contours, its characters, the time-frame and the details are all so incredibly right. Yes, it's a family-oriented novel (like Mitchard's other works); and yes it bears down heavily on the intricacies of parent-child relationships and also the connective tissue between a dying wife and her traumatized husband. But the magic here is in the author's control of her material: this book can be read in one long sitting; it's a perfect stocking-stuffer. It's also a short novel that will touch your soul. What a work! Grab a copy w/a box of Kleenex.
Rating: 5
Summary: Christmas Present......
Comment: This is one of the best books that I have ever read. I would highly recommend this book to any person who has ever lost a loved one and the grief that you feel.
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Title: The Christmas Blessing by Donna VanLiere ISBN: 0312322933 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 28 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Christmas Shoes by Donna VanLiere ISBN: 0312289510 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 09 November, 2001 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Twelve Times Blessed (MITCHARD, JACQUELINE) by Jacquelyn Mitchard ISBN: 0066214750 Publisher: HarperCollins Pub. Date: 01 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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Title: A Stranger for Christmas: A Novel by Carol Lynn Pearson ISBN: 0829417621 Publisher: Loyola Press Pub. Date: 01 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: A Perfect Day by Richard Paul Evans ISBN: 0525947655 Publisher: Dutton Books Pub. Date: 29 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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