Full name: The 13th Gift: A True Story of a Christmas Miracle

Author: Joanne Huist Smith Year: 2014 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Memoirs, Non Fiction Purchase/reserch links: Amazon Goodreads LibraryThing ISBNs: 9780553418552 0553418556

For readers of Richard Paul Evans and Greg Kincaid comes The 13th Gift, a heartwarming Christmas story about how a random act of kindness transformed one of the bleakest moments in a family's history into a time of strength and love. After the unexpected death of her husband, Joanne Huist Smith had no idea how she would keep herself together and be strong for her three children--especially with the holiday season approaching. But 12 days before Christmas, presents begin appearing on her doorstep with notes from their "True Friends." As the Smiths came together to solve the mystery of who the gifts were from, they began to thaw out from their grief and come together again as a family. This true story about the power of random acts of kindness will warm the heart, a beautiful reminder of the miracles of Christmas and the gift of family during the holiday season. Similar books: When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom Born a Crime by Trevor Noah Educated by Tara Westover Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls The Story of My Life by Helen Keller Happy, Happy, Happy by Phil Robertson Etched in Sand by Regina Calcaterra Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder Gifted Hands by Ben Carson The Girl with Seven Names by Hyeonseo Lee The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion The Diving Bell and the Butterfly by Jean-Dominique Bauby Howard Stern Comes Again by Howard Stern Orange Is the New Black by Piper Kerman Lucky by Alice Sebold A Million Little Pieces by James Frey The Rainbow Comes and Goes by Anderson Cooper Grateful American by Gary Sinise An Invisible Thread by Laura Schroff