(One long-ago Christmas, Earl Gibson lost the two things most precious to him: his wife and his daughter. Angry and heartbroken, he ended up living on the streets and abandoned any belief he'd once had in God. Ten years later, Big Earl meets a little girl named Gideon, a seven-year-old leukemia patient who is determined to reach this lonely and hurting man who hates Christmas--and he is just as determined to rebuff her. It will take a miracle for Earl to come to understand the true meaning of Christmas. But if he can accept what Gideon wants to give him, he might find that he can return the favor with a precious gift of his own. Karen Kingsbury's writing shines in this moving tribute to the power of love at Christmastime.

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