That Just Happened!

Evans, Richard Paul. The Gift. Simon & Schuster. 2007.

Nathan Hurst hated Christmas. For the rest of the world it was a day of joy and celebration; for Nathan it was simply a reminder of the event that destroyed his childhood until a snowstorm, a cancelled flight, and an unexpected meeting with a young mother and her very special son would show him that Christmas is indeed the season of miracles.

From the beloved aythor of the interbational bestseller The Christmas Box comes another timeless story of faith, hope, and healing.

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This book was a very good read.  It was touching and I must admit, I did tear up just a bit. Nathan’s spirit is so broken and it is very emotional reading about how he is finding himself again.  The young mother, Addison, is so real and obviously cares for her family so much. She is just trying to do the best by them, while trying to figure out her feelings for Nathan.  However, this isn’t about two people dating. This book is so much more than that.

I liked how the author described Nathan’s journals and then used different coloured ink to indicate what part of the journal you are reading. When the author, who suffers from Tourette’s syndrome, describes Nathan’s Tourette’s you can tell it is coming from experience.  The way it is written is very realistic and honest, however, when he is writing the fictional parts of the book there is a difference in tone. This disrupts the continuity a bit. 

I would recommend this book to anyone who is looking for a moving, touching book to remind us of what the holidays are about.

I read this toward my 2009 Holiday Reading Challenge.  See my list of books here.