by Richard Paul Evans brings the magic of the season along with the beauty of the love of families.The story begins with Beth Cardall having to pick up her six year old daughter from school because she's not feeling well. Her daughter continues to go from bad to worse as Beth discovers her husband Marc is cheating on her. And haven't you found that bad things happen in threes?
On Christmas morning when Beth is beginning to make her daughter's favorite buttermilk-blueberry muffins, she realizes that she is out of buttermilk. They bundle up, driving out to the local 7-eleven, the only store open on Christmas morning. While there, Beth literally bumps heads with a stranger who introduces himself as Matthew - somehow, she keeps running into him over the next few days. Matthew brings about a transformation in Beth's life - but at what price?
Promise Me
is a charming Christmas story. This book does seem to be a bit more materialistic than his other Christmas stories; however, it is still a great beginning to the Christmas season, heart-warming and magical.
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Publisher: Simon & Schuster | Published October 5th, 2010
Hardcover | 352 pages | ISBN 9781439150030
Now I'm curious about what Matthew brings to Beth's life!
ReplyDeleteOOooo you sucked me in already :)
ReplyDeleteI have this book waiting for me, and am now really curious about it! Thanks for the great review, I am going to be thrilled to read it!
ReplyDeleteSounds like just the right book to read at the start of the upcoming Christmas season -- will look for his other books, too.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like a great holiday read!
ReplyDeleteDefinitely a classic! I'm not sure, though, why true classics are tragic, heart-rending, and so unnaturally magical. I was a bit miffed when Beth found out who Matthew really was, but for a fiction book, this one is amazing!
ReplyDeleteThanks for doing this review! :)
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