A simple Christmas wish
Record details
- ISBN: 0800719654 (cloth)
- ISBN: 9780800719654 (cloth)
- ISBN: 9780800719654 : HRD
- ISBN: 0800719654 : HRD
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Physical Description:
168 pages ; 23 cm
print - Publisher: Grand Rapids, Michigan : Revell, [2013]
- Copyright: ©2013
Content descriptions
Summary, etc.: | After her seven-year-old niece, Holly, becomes the ward of an Amish aunt, Rachel Milligan sets out to do whatever it takes to ensure that Holly has the loving family she needs. Rachel never imagined that she and her seven-year-old niece would spend the week before Christmas on a quaint Amish farm in Ohio. But with so many unexpected occurrences of late, perhaps she shouldn't have been surprised. With her young niece Holly in tow, Rachel anxiously makes her way from Chicago to Ohio's Amish country. As love begins to blossom, family secrets emerge, and old wounds are healed. Here the author takes us on an emotional journey into the heart of what family truly means at Christmastime. |
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Subject: | Orphans Fiction Amish Fiction Family secrets Fiction Forgiveness Fiction |
Genre: | Christmas stories. |
Available copies
- 3 of 3 copies available at Bibliomation.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Booth & Dimock Library - Coventry | AF CAR (Text) | 33260000099664 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Killingly Library | Fic Carlson (Text) | 34040130370352 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Rockville Public Library | F CAR (Text) | 34035128922024 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Library Journal Review
A Simple Christmas Wish
Library Journal
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Six-year-old Holly loses her parents in a tragic accident at Christmastime. Initially, she lives with her aunt Rachel, her father's sister, until legal matters are settled. Unfortunately, her parents' will grants custody of Holly to her mother's sister, Lydia. Rachel is dismayed at the thought of bringing her only remaining family member to live with Amish relatives. Will Holly be able to adjust to the strict religious dictates and culture that are part of the Amish lifestyle? Things do not go well when Rachel and Holly arrive at Lydia's house, and past family resentments and jealousies surface, marring the holiday season. Complicating matters is Rachel's attraction to a member of the Amish community. Can the power of faith in God's purpose for the lives of Rachel, Holly, and Lydia bring about a Christmas miracle? VERDICT Popular and prolific Christian fiction author Carlson (The Christmas Bus; The Christmas Dog) has written an uplifting holiday story about how our past can poison our present but that emphasizes that with love, trust, and faith in each other, miracles can and do happen. The author's many fans will want this title. (c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.