The 13th Gift: A True Story of a Christmas Miracle by Joanne Huist Smith is about loss, grief, friendship, compassion, and most of all, hope - ideas that are universal no matter what your beliefs. This book is a beautiful story of the difference a "true friend" can make and a gentle reminder to be a "true friend" to someone every day.
Read my complete review at: http://www.memoriesfrombooks.com/2014/12/the-13th-gift-true-story-of-christmas.html
Reviewed based on a publishers galley received through Edelweiss
Read my complete review at: http://www.memoriesfrombooks.com/2014/12/the-13th-gift-true-story-of-christmas.html
Reviewed based on a publishers galley received through Edelweiss
Elissa P. (goiter) reviewed The 13th Gift: A True Story of a Christmas Miracle on + 31 more book reviews
Excellent book to read at Christmas or any time of the year. Makes one thankful for all the gifts that God has given us.
Lorene F. (lorenef) reviewed The 13th Gift: A True Story of a Christmas Miracle on + 82 more book reviews
Sorry, this book was just too syrupy for me. Too many flashbacks of happier times, too much depression from the mom. Yeh, I know, I haven't walked in her shoes, but she couldn't pull herself together to want to provide any touch of happiness for her kids, yet some rolls of wrapping paper and plastic cups saved the day. I felt so bad for the kids I had a hard time finishing the book. But if you like sappy stories, enjoy.
A Mother with 3 children is widowed right before Christmas in a true story In Dayton, Ohio. A Good Samaritan family gives them hope by leaving them the 12 gifts of Christmas. This is an excellent story about helping others at Christmas time. The beginning is sad the dad dies in his sleep of a heart attack and leaves mom with 3 grieving children. She is grieving and can not accept what happened to her husband so that she can not help her children. A strangers gifts lead them to healing.VEry good true story.
