{"product_id":"christmas-present-9780060565589","title":"Christmas, Present","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the #1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Deep End of the Ocean\u003c\/em\u003e comes this heartwarming Christmas story of a family who comes together during the holiday season as they learn a powerful lesson about love and to live each year of their lives as if it were their last.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA fourteenth wedding anniversary is nothing to sneeze at, Elliott Banner knows, but it's not exactly a landmark year--like fifteen, or twenty, when he plans to take his wife, Laura, to Paris. But when a headache on the drive home from their anniversary date--two days before Christmas--turns out to be more than a migraine, he wishes he had celebrated every year as though it were their last. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this poignant, touching, uplifting story, a woman calmly gathers her family around her during the Christmas holiday to celebrate their lives together--both past and future--and to truly count their blessings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA family history unfolds in a single night in this deeply affecting story that speaks volumes about love, trust, and letting go--a perfect holiday read that underscores the true meaning of the season.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Mitchard's gift is her ability to present her characters in a compassionate light, even when revealing them at their weakest moments.\"--\u003cem\u003eUs Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMitchard, Jacquelyn:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller Jacquelyn Mitchard's novels include \u003cem\u003eThe Deep End of the Ocean\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTwelve Times Blessed\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Breakdown Lane\u003c\/em\u003e. She is also the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Rest of Us: Dispatches from the Mother Ship\u003c\/em\u003e, a collection of her newspaper columns. She lives with her husband and six children in Madison, Wisconsin. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50491338719506,"sku":"9780060565589","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0e799bd8-9d7c-4b1d-ba89-4907d556a60a.jpg?v=1730539265","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/christmas-present-9780060565589","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}