What is your favorite Christmas or holiday cookie or treat?
It’s not Christmas without
a Debbie Macomber book. This book was my
December read for the Brenda Novak Book Group.
I still need to watch the meeting!
They are posted each month on Brenda Novak’s Facebook page and are delightful.
Peter Armstrong and Hank
Colfax are best friends in the 1970’s.
Both lead very different lives.
Peter is the pastor at a local church, while Hank runs a local
tavern. Both believe the other has an
easier time at their job so they decide to switch jobs for a week before
Christmas. Both discover that the other
has a much harder job than they thought.
They also find that they can make a difference at their new jobs and
perhaps find love along the way.
I loved this story. I thought it was very heartwarming and really
looked at the true meaning of Christmas.
I find it interesting that many books labeled “Christian” really are
just stories that are a clean read, but have nothing about faith. This book is not labeled as a Christian read,
but it was a great one. It had many
thoughtful points such as are the church ladies judging rather than helping
people in town? Who should they be
helping? Do you know what anyone is going
through if you haven’t walked in their shoes. Everyone kept being surprised that Hank the
bartender knew scripture and applied it in his life. There are strippers and a biker gang in this
book, which are not traditionally in a Christmas story.
The story is framed with
a grandmother telling this story to her grandkids. I kept wondering who she was going to end of
being and it had a satisfying conclusion.
Review Copy from
NetGalley. Thank-you! I received a
complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are
completely my own.
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