The Christmas Blessing
A Novel
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- $16.99
Publisher Description
Adapted to a film available on streaming and home video, The Christmas Blessing is the heartwarming sequel to the beloved New York Times bestseller, The Christmas Shoes.
From NewSong's smash-hit #1 single, to the blockbuster CBS television movie, to the New York Times bestselling novel, The Christmas Shoes has touched people's lives. Now, the story continues in The Christmas Blessing. Nathan Andrews is now a man; his greatest wish is to be a doctor. But beyond his studies of medicine, Nathan realizes there are still things to be learned about faith, blessings, giving, and sacrifice. Lessons he will learn from a young woman with a disease that seems hopeless. But hope can exist in the darkest places, and love is always the greatest gift of all.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
This much-anticipated sequel to The Christmas Shoes which was a popular TV movie, #1 hit song and bestselling book will delight fans of the original. Although there are some small writing problems, such as abrupt transitions and an occasionally preachy tone, the overall effect is warm and sincere. Nathan Andrews (the boy who pulled at heartstrings in The Christmas Shoes) is now a third-year medical student, wrestling with whether he is supposed to be a doctor. As he falls in love with a college freshman with an apparently terminal disease, Nathan learns about loss and the precious nature of life. Readers will need a whole box of tissues for this one (what else should we expect from a novel set in a pediatric cardiology unit?), particularly during Nathan's touching reunion with Robert Layton, the principal character from the first book.
