The Christmas Shoes by Donna Vanliere
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Book Summary Author: Donna Vanliere Edition: Hardcover Audio: English (Published) Format: Bargain Price Published: 2001-11-09 ISBN: N/A Number of pages: 144 Publisher: St. Martin's Press |
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Book Reviews of the The Christmas Shoes
Customer Review: A sweet, sappy tear-jerker
Summary: 4 Stars
This quick read is touching, tear-jerking, and a little overly sweet. It stereotyped characters and preachy passages will keep it off the list of the all-time greats in literature, but chances are good that you won't regret reading it anyway.
The story line is fairly straightforward: the loving, but poor, family is having its life turned inside out as the mother dies; the boy makes brief, but life-changing, contact with a worldly-minded, money-driven attorney whose wealthy family is crumbling from neglect.
The story is told primarily from the point of view of Robert Layton, the lawyer.
This is a three-hanky book; don't read it in places where crying will be embarrassing.
It is particularly recommended for people who have lost loved ones, especially around significant holidays, and healthcare professionals who care more about people than about the (admittedly important) scientific details.