All The Bells on Earth
This is a homey fantasy, almost excessively so. Doughnuts, family tensions, relatives who arrive  in a Winnebago, Christmas decorations, business worries, Uncle Henry's womanizing, and pyramid  schemes wrap Walt Stebbins in layers of detail and distraction. Walt runs a small catalog business out of  his garage, and he has no notion of a demonic presence in his town until a package is mistakenly delivered  to him. The contents are not the inexpensive Chinese toys and novelties he deals in. The nasty-looking  pickled bluebird of happiness ("Best thing come to you. Speak any wish.") piques Walt's  interest, and he keeps it when he rewraps the box and passes it on to the addressee: the one person in the  world Walt loathes, his former friend Robert Argyle. But Walt's keeping back the bluebird of happiness is  the best thing that could have happened to Argyle--and the worst thing that could happen to Walt. What  price happiness? If you have to ask ...--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.