The Christmas Promise
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- Create Date：2021-10-23 11:21:08
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Richard Paul Evans
- ISBN：1797128388
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Summary
This holiday season， the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Noel Collection returns with another heartwarming story of secrets， heartbreak， forgiveness， and the true meaning of Christmas。
On the night of her high school graduation， Richelle Bach’s father gives her and her identical twin sister， Michelle， matching opal necklaces。 “These opals look identical，” he tells them， “but the fire inside each is completely unique—just like the two of you。”
Indeed， the two sisters couldn’t be more different， and their paths diverge as they embark on adulthood。 Years pass， until—at their father’s behest—they both come home for Christmas。 What happens then forever damages their relationship， and Richelle vows never to see or speak to her sister again。 In their father’s last days， he asks Richelle to forgive Michelle， a deathbed promise she never fulfills as her twin is killed in an accident。
Now， painfully alone and broken， caring for the sickest of children in a hospital PICU， Richelle has one last dream: to be an author。 The plot of her book， The Prodigal Daughter， is a story based on her sister’s life。 It’s not until she meets Justin Ek， a man who harbors his own loss， that a secret promise is revealed， and Richelle learns that the story she’s writing is not about her sister， but about herself。
On the night of her high school graduation， Richelle Bach’s father gives her and her identical twin sister， Michelle， matching opal necklaces。 “These opals look identical，” he tells them， “but the fire inside each is completely unique—just like the two of you。”
Indeed， the two sisters couldn’t be more different， and their paths diverge as they embark on adulthood。 Years pass， until—at their father’s behest—they both come home for Christmas。 What happens then forever damages their relationship， and Richelle vows never to see or speak to her sister again。 In their father’s last days， he asks Richelle to forgive Michelle， a deathbed promise she never fulfills as her twin is killed in an accident。
Now， painfully alone and broken， caring for the sickest of children in a hospital PICU， Richelle has one last dream: to be an author。 The plot of her book， The Prodigal Daughter， is a story based on her sister’s life。 It’s not until she meets Justin Ek， a man who harbors his own loss， that a secret promise is revealed， and Richelle learns that the story she’s writing is not about her sister， but about herself。
Reviews
Karen Clements
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Grab a mug of hot chocolate and curl up in a cozy chair with this one！ Perfect for Christmas （or helping you feel appropriately seasonal）， Evans' latest is a heartwarming story of forgiveness and reconciliation。 As the book opens， Richelle is facing a lonely Christmas after losing both her father and her identical twin， Michelle， earlier in the year。 Dad's final request of Richelle had been to resolve her estrangement with Michelle， but first her heart wasn't ready and then she learned that her Grab a mug of hot chocolate and curl up in a cozy chair with this one！ Perfect for Christmas （or helping you feel appropriately seasonal）， Evans' latest is a heartwarming story of forgiveness and reconciliation。 As the book opens， Richelle is facing a lonely Christmas after losing both her father and her identical twin， Michelle， earlier in the year。 Dad's final request of Richelle had been to resolve her estrangement with Michelle， but first her heart wasn't ready and then she learned that her sister had died。 She copes with her grief by throwing herself into her work and her writing， even joining a writers group， where she meets Justin。 Soon Christmas looks like it might not be so dreary。 Of course， obstacles emerge and threaten the new relationship， but the journey is worth taking。This was my first outing with Evans， and I thoroughly enjoyed getting to know the characters and situations they found themselves in， which stayed with me。 The allusions to the parable of the prodigal son complemented the story nicely。 I'll be reading this one again。Recommended 。。。more
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