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A Christmas Visitor #3
A Christmas Gift
Every Christmas is an opportunity to rediscover the true meaning of the season, and the miracles that are the greatest gifts . . .
Twelve-year-old Katie Williams has already received an extraordinary holiday gift this year, passed down from her great-grandmother. Katie has been blessed with second sight. So far her visions have helped her avert tragedy, and brought her beloved long-lost Uncle Charlie back to the family--but can they help keep him there?
Charlie has a lot to be thankful for this Christmas. He's back in his hometown and ready for a fresh start. A job as the local mall Santa Claus seems like a good way to begin--until his misguided past comes back to haunt him, dashing his hopes for the future.
Can Katie help keep her uncle's dreams alive? Christmas Eve will tell, as the love and faith of friends and family--along with a dash of frankincense and myrrh--ignite a powerful magic within every heart. . .a magic that may bring one man the greatest gift of all.
Twelve-year-old Katie Williams has already received an extraordinary holiday gift this year, passed down from her great-grandmother. Katie has been blessed with second sight. So far her visions have helped her avert tragedy, and brought her beloved long-lost Uncle Charlie back to the family--but can they help keep him there?
Charlie has a lot to be thankful for this Christmas. He's back in his hometown and ready for a fresh start. A job as the local mall Santa Claus seems like a good way to begin--until his misguided past comes back to haunt him, dashing his hopes for the future.
Can Katie help keep her uncle's dreams alive? Christmas Eve will tell, as the love and faith of friends and family--along with a dash of frankincense and myrrh--ignite a powerful magic within every heart. . .a magic that may bring one man the greatest gift of all.
280 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2009
About the author
David Saperstein
25 books32 followersDavid Saperstein is the author of Red Devil - The Book of Satan the first book in The Evil on Earth series, as well as the novel Cocoon, a New York Times Bestseller and Academy Award-winning film. In addition to The Evil on Earth series, his novels include Metamorphosis: The Cocoon Story Continues and Butterfly: Tomorrow’s Children – parts II and III of the Cocoon Trilogy; Fatal Reunion; and he co-authored A Christmas Visitor (for which he also wrote the Hallmark TV film); A Christmas Passage; and A Christmas Gift.
A pioneering proponent of ebooks, in 1998 his novel Dark Again was the first full novel available via the Internet.
A pioneering proponent of ebooks, in 1998 his novel Dark Again was the first full novel available via the Internet.
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December 23, 2018
I have to say that I think this book is a prime example of how a cover can just reach out and grab someone, from its place upon the shelf. One delightful afternoon, as I was browsing the shelves and tables of Barnes and Noble, my eyes landed upon this book, A Christmas Gift. I had not heard of this exact book nor the author previously, but the beautiful cover simply called out to me to pick it up. Of course I had to listen, lol. One of the main characters is young twelve-year-old Katie Williams who has a gift. Her gift is a truly extraordinary one, passed down from her great-grandmother. The gift of "sight". This gift leads Katie to prevent a horrific accident with a busload of children, as well as allows her to know that her uncle (who she was not even aware she had)has been released from prison. Uncle Charlie has had a second chance to better himself and his life. He is determined to do so, as well as stay away from his brother and his family so that it will make it easier for him to leave town, once his parol time is up. Katie, however, has other ideas and sets her mind on the goal of reuniting Charlie with herself and her family.
December 24, 2018
12 year old Katie has a gift. She has been blessed with second sight. She can tell what will happen in the future. She helped save a school bus from going over a bridge that washed out and show a fire before it started. Katie sees a vision of an uncle she never knew she had back in town and in trouble. Can she save him before trouble starts and keep him from leaving again? Good read.
December 11, 2017
I was rooting for Charlie the whole time.
January 2, 2020
I liked the parallels to the actual Christmas story.
December 31, 2024
Cute story. Nice to read about a character that gets what it feels like to just know stuff 😊
December 30, 2023
Veterans Day means different things to different people and for John and his family it had a very hurtful memories. Maybe next year would be better.
January 1, 2010
I have to say that I think this book is a prime example of how a cover can just reach out and grab someone, from its place upon the shelf. One delightful afternoon, as I was browsing the shelves and tables of Barnes and Noble, my eyes landed upon this book, A Christmas Gift. I had not heard of this exact book nor the author previously, but the beautiful cover simply called out to me to pick it up. Of course I had to listen, lol. I took the book from the shelf, took it and a peppermint frappicinno to the nearest table and began reading. After reading just a few pages, I was hooked. Trying to be a good girl, by not buying any more holiday books for the year, I was torn whether or not to take the step to buy. Well, I was spending the day with a good friend of mine and at her nudge, I happily carted it up to the cash register, along with my purchases for my kids and the book became mine. I am so glad that it did!
Needless to say, once I got home, I spent every spare moment reading and was lucky to be able to enjoy chunks at a time. I really loved this book. One day, shortly after I had purchased A Christmas Gift, I was on Amazon doing some xmas shopping and just thought I would take a peek at the reviews on there. I was a bit alarmed to see that the few reviews there were, they were very low. Perhaps I am just the "odd woman out", but I thought this was a wonderful, fun, thoughtful and engrossing story.
One of the main characters is young twelve-year-old Katie Williams who has a gift. Her gift is a truly extraordinary one, passed down from her great-grandmother. The gift of "sight". This gift leads Katie to prevent a horrific accident with a busload of children, as well as allows her to know that her uncle (who she was not even aware she had)has been released from prison.
Uncle Charlie has had a second chance to better himself and his life. He is determined to do so, as well as stay away from his brother and his family so that it will make it easier for him to leave town, once his parol time is up. Katie, however, has other ideas and sets her mind on the goal of reuniting Charlie with herself and her family. Unknown to everyone, an evil is lurking in the background, however, threatening both Charlie and his beloved newly reunited family. As Christmas nears and the clock ticks, will Charlie be able to save himself from a life in prison, or will he once again find himself taken from those he loves? Christmas is the time of miracles and if ever anyone needed one, it is Charlie.
A Christmas Gift is a unique sort of story with it's twist of paranormal second sight. It is heartwarming, the characters are lovable and the settings are vivid. I truly enjoyed every aspect of this story and feel that it is a great way to escape the everyday stresses that inflict themselves upon us. Some readers may find parts a bit hard-to-swallow or far-fetched, however taken in the view of entertainment, this is sure to please!
Needless to say, once I got home, I spent every spare moment reading and was lucky to be able to enjoy chunks at a time. I really loved this book. One day, shortly after I had purchased A Christmas Gift, I was on Amazon doing some xmas shopping and just thought I would take a peek at the reviews on there. I was a bit alarmed to see that the few reviews there were, they were very low. Perhaps I am just the "odd woman out", but I thought this was a wonderful, fun, thoughtful and engrossing story.
One of the main characters is young twelve-year-old Katie Williams who has a gift. Her gift is a truly extraordinary one, passed down from her great-grandmother. The gift of "sight". This gift leads Katie to prevent a horrific accident with a busload of children, as well as allows her to know that her uncle (who she was not even aware she had)has been released from prison.
Uncle Charlie has had a second chance to better himself and his life. He is determined to do so, as well as stay away from his brother and his family so that it will make it easier for him to leave town, once his parol time is up. Katie, however, has other ideas and sets her mind on the goal of reuniting Charlie with herself and her family. Unknown to everyone, an evil is lurking in the background, however, threatening both Charlie and his beloved newly reunited family. As Christmas nears and the clock ticks, will Charlie be able to save himself from a life in prison, or will he once again find himself taken from those he loves? Christmas is the time of miracles and if ever anyone needed one, it is Charlie.
A Christmas Gift is a unique sort of story with it's twist of paranormal second sight. It is heartwarming, the characters are lovable and the settings are vivid. I truly enjoyed every aspect of this story and feel that it is a great way to escape the everyday stresses that inflict themselves upon us. Some readers may find parts a bit hard-to-swallow or far-fetched, however taken in the view of entertainment, this is sure to please!
December 17, 2013
This book was a quick, fun read. I enjoyed it even though I felt like the ending was a little disappointing. It seemed like the authors were just ready for the story to be over and cut it off. I also had a little trouble getting into the little girls "visions" of her great grandmother. Still a good read though!
October 23, 2013
I love books on Christmas espcially when it shows goodwill. I would recommend this book to others who love books which focus on people and their stories during the Christmas holidays. This gift is worth reading to find out what was the gift.
December 26, 2013
I really enjoyed this book. I can't remember the last time I read a whole book in a day. It was quite an easy read and a great story!
December 9, 2014
An okay Christmas read. Reminded me a bit of Home Alone with the bungling burglars and the kid as the hero.
December 14, 2014
not believable.
February 1, 2015
I didn't get into this book as much as I thought I would. The authors didn't enhance the characters enough for me to really get to know them.
April 5, 2015
The book was good. I was able to put it down and it took me longer than some books. I know a Great book when I have to complete it.
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July 12, 2018The first story of "A Christmas Gift", was excellent read, begining,middle, and end good plot. A Christmas Passage sucks!!!, reason: no begining,
no middle, and no end not leading to much, other than they are all getting on the same airplane. Leaves you with no idea of how they interact, other than mentions of biggetry. In that passage, Amelia's
five pages shows you how biggetry and self-centeredness gives nothing to our world and leaves a bad taste. Premise and ideas were a zero in the Christmas passage. Characters need more attention and the eventualty of leading to something, that sucks my friend. I and a close friend who is more of a reader than I had me review this book and I agree, oh, my friend is seventy-six years old, and capable of putting two words together in a cohesive sentence. We'll Dave, it;s been real, my friend is outspoken because she has a true passion for reading.
no middle, and no end not leading to much, other than they are all getting on the same airplane. Leaves you with no idea of how they interact, other than mentions of biggetry. In that passage, Amelia's
five pages shows you how biggetry and self-centeredness gives nothing to our world and leaves a bad taste. Premise and ideas were a zero in the Christmas passage. Characters need more attention and the eventualty of leading to something, that sucks my friend. I and a close friend who is more of a reader than I had me review this book and I agree, oh, my friend is seventy-six years old, and capable of putting two words together in a cohesive sentence. We'll Dave, it;s been real, my friend is outspoken because she has a true passion for reading.
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