num_pages: 192
description: Its 1967 and for young Richard its a time of heartbreak and turmoil. Over the span of a few months his brother Mark is killed in Vietnam; his father loses his job and moves the family from California to his grandmothers abandoned home in Utah; and his parents make the painful decision to separate.With uncertainty rattling every corner of his life Richard does his best to remain strongbut when hes run down by bullies at his new school he meets Mr. Foster an elderly neighbor who chases off the bullies and invites Richard in for a cup of cocoa. Richard becomes fast friends with the wise solitary man who inspires Richards love for books and whose dog Gollum becomes his closest companion.As the holidays approach the joy and light of Christmas seem unlikely to permeate the Evans home as things take a grim turn for the worse. And just when it seems like he has nothing left to lose Richard is confronted by a startling revelation. But with Mr. Fosters wisdom and kindness he learns for the first time what truly matters about the spirit of the season: that forgiveness can heal even the deepest wounds and love endures long after the pain of loss subsides.In  Richard Paul Evans (#1 bestselling author and the King of Christmas fiction) delves deep into his childhood memories to take readers back to an age when his world felt like it was falling apart reminding us that even in the darkest of times the light of hope can still shine.
language: English
title: A Christmas Memory
publisher: Gallery Books