A Stranger for Christmas: A Novel

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Summary: A pleasure to read, generating laughter, sadness, and joy.
Review: A Stranger for Christmas was such pleasant reading. You'll want to meet the two old ladies and talk to them about their make believe friend. (Didn't we all have one of those at one time or another?) The book only covers a few days of real time, and takes only a couple of hours to read, but brought laughter, moments of sadness, and then tears of joy. My thanks go to Carol Lynn Pearson for providing such an enjoyable experience.

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Summary: Absolute drivel
Review: Carol Lynn Pearson's "A Stranger for Christmas" reads like the outline of a heartwarming Christmas story, but the actual product is far too lean and predictable to be worth reading. The story centers around two "little old ladies" in a nursing home. They wonder whether anyone would be kind enough to take in someone in their position in order to stave off loneliness for three days. One of the women has faith that her children would in fact do such a thing, and she begins to call them in order to ask them. That's pretty much the entire story except for the ending.

The main problem with "A Stranger for Christmas" is that it's so short that there's no character development and no chance for the hasty conclusion to work. The writing is awkward, and the story simply fails. Maybe children would enjoy the book, but adults should look elsewhere.

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Summary: Frances Reid should star in a movie based on the book
Review: Frances Reid who plays "Alice Horton" in the soap opera "Days Of Our Lives" should star in a movie based on the book.The book is a good story and should be made into a play or movie.Frances Reid should be in a movie based on the book.Frances Reid would be good in a movie based on the book.

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Summary: Superb Stocking Stuffer
Review: Mother Teresa coined the term "the leprosy of the West" to describe the selfish trend of dumping the elderly in nursing homes where they can conveniently be forgotten or periodically described a receiving the best of care. Carol Lynn Pearson examines this disease in her delightful Yuletide story "A Stranger for Christmas."

The short tale may be somewhat predictable, lightly sugar-coated, and in certain cases a little less than plausible, but none of those debatable deficiencies is a crime. This allegory of two neglected little old ladies trying to prove that good people still exist among the modern day Christmas hustle and bustle leaves the reader with a very satisfied feeling.

In fact, I preferred 'Stranger' to the enjoyable, but in my view overrated modern classic "The Christmas Box." Amidst all the holiday habiliments, sneak an hour to read it, and you may completely re-prioritize your Christmas to do list.

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Summary: heartwarming
Review: This book is a must for every family. We read it aloud several times over, with adults & children. All enjoy the story & it teaches us the real meaning of sharing & caring. Beautifully written. It will touch everyones heart.

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Summary: heartwarming
Review: This book is a must for every family. We read it aloud several times over, with adults & children. All enjoy the story & it teaches us the real meaning of sharing & caring. Beautifully written. It will touch everyones heart.

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Summary: A wonderful, wonderful book.
Review: This book is a must read for everyone. It is such a heartwarming story, you'll feel all the emotions the characters are going through. You won't want to put the book down. I recommend going to a nice, quiet place with a box of tissues and reading the book until finished. It won't take you that long to read and it will be well worth the quiet time.

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Summary: A pleasure to read, generating laughter, sadness, and joy.
Review: This book was wonderful and I found myself in tears at the end. This story touched me in a way no story has since I read O'Henry's "Gift of the Magi". This story is a reminder to us all that Christmas is not about what we get but what we give. I have recommended this book to several people as a must read.

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Summary: On a par with "The Gift of the Magi"
Review: This book was wonderful and I found myself in tears at the end. This story touched me in a way no story has since I read O'Henry's "Gift of the Magi". This story is a reminder to us all that Christmas is not about what we get but what we give. I have recommended this book to several people as a must read.