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Aside from that I thought it was a brilliant novella and completely different to your usual type of Christmas short story. I very quickly became immersed into this novel and felt involved with the characters, perhaps a little too much, as I still really want to know what happened to Casey at the end of the novel. Fear not there’s also plenty of Christmas to this novel and I love the way that Joanne Clancy combines the heartbreaking storyline with the hopefulness of Christmas as Julie and her husband Shane, turn out to be in great need of a Christmas Miracle this year. I was expecting The Gift to be a nice, jolly, warm novella but what I got instead was suspense, drama and tension in abundance. After losing her own baby Casey formulates a plan which will unexpectedly bring the two women’s live crashing together and will leave one of them heartbroken…

Living alone in London, Casey’s life is very different to that of Julie’s as she follows in the footsteps of her parents and ends up turning to alcohol. Julie is especially looking forward to Christmas this year as she expecting the arrival of her first child (on Christmas Eve no less!) She can’t help herself imagining the joys of spending Christmas with her family and her very own son, certain it’s going to be magical.Īs Julie is about to be taken into hospital to be induced due to dangerously low iron levels we then meet Casey.

However, a chance encounter turns her world upside down, and soon, she’s praying for her very own Christmas miracle.Ĭan the spirit of the Christmas season and the kindness of strangers find a way to make her wish come true? This Christmas promises to be extra special because she’s expecting the perfect gift–her first baby–on Christmas Eve. It’s her favorite time of year, from the cinnamon smell of freshly baked mince-pies to the excitement of buying gifts for family and friends, decorating the tree, and hanging stockings for Santa Claus on the mantelpiece.

Julie wants only one gift this holiday season, but it’s going to take a Christmas miracle to make her wish come true. Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing The Gift: A Christmas Miracle by Joanne Clancy