The Christmas List
Richard Paul Evans
Simon & Schuster
A heartwarming and inspirational Christmas novel in the tradition of <I>The Christmas Box, Grace, The Gift</I>, and <I>Finding Noel</I>. The <I>New York Times</I> bestselling author of <I>The Christmas Box </I>and The Walk<I> </I>series returns with a holiday novel of hope, love, and redemption.<BR>Dear Reader, <BR>When I was in seventh grade, my English teacher, Mrs. Johnson, gave our class the intriguing (if somewhat macabre) assignment of writing our own obituaries. Oddly, I don't remember much of what I wrote about my life, but I do remember how I died: in first place on the final lap of the Daytona 500. At the time, I hadn't considered writing as an occupation, a field with a remarkably low on-the-job casualty rate. <BR>What intrigues me most about Mrs. Johnson's assignment is the opportunity she gave us to confront our own legacy. How do we want to be remembered? That question has motivated our species since the beginning of time: from building pyramids to putting our names...</BR></BR></BR>