Wednesday, December 30, 2009

The Gift of Christmas Present by Melody Carlson

December is almost over and when it has ended my burning desire to read "Christmas" will ebb away until next year. So this is the last Christmas blog of the season! Christine Bradley grew up in a loving family. When her mother died her father decided she needed to know something - she had been adopted. Christine is in college and living in the dorm. Her father has left to do missionary work. Although her birth mother is dead, Christine decides to meet her maternal grandmother who lives in the town where Christine attends college. Mrs. Daniels (granny!) has recently had a fall and badly sprained her ankle. When Christine shows up at the door, Mrs. Daniels thinks she is the helper sent over by an agency. Taken back by the gruffness of the old lady, Christine finds herself with a job for Christmas vacation. She doesn't have the nerve to tell Mrs. Daniels who she is and prepares herself to do a lot of hard work for a woman who is not very appreciative. It's a Christmas book - I'm sure you know where this story will end. I did love the journey to the end of the story.
So enough of good will on earth, etc. I think it's time for a good murder mystery!

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