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The Christmas stranger Cover Image Large Print Book

The Christmas stranger [large print] / Richard Paul Evans.

Evans, Richard Paul, (author.).

Summary:

Three years after losing his family in a Christmas Eve accident, grieving Paul Wanless hasn't just given up on Christmas, he's given up on life. He can't imagine anything to keep him here--not his work as a computer repairman, not the residents in his Salt Lake City neighborhood, and certainly not the idea of connecting with someone new. When a stranger knocks on his door, claiming to be picking up a laptop, Paul allows him in--but discovers the man has a very different mission in mind. The mysterious stranger's name is Gabriel, and when Paul finds himself opening up to his visitor, Gabriel tells him, 'I wouldn't do it, if I were you. It's not what you think.' He then departs without another word. Paul brushes the experience aside as some trick of the imagination...until he crosses paths with a young widow and her bullied son, who've also received a visit from Gabriel. Has Gabriel brought new people into his life for a reason...but why? And who--or what--really is this Christmas stranger?

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781420528749
  • ISBN: 1420528742
  • Physical Description: 343 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 23 cm
  • Edition: Large print edition.
  • Publisher: [Waterville, Maine] : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2025.

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General Note:
"Published in 2025 by arrangement with Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, LLC."--Title page verso.

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Widowers > Fiction.
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Christmas fiction.
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