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| Book | FICTION EVANS, RICHARD | Adult Fiction Collection | Searching... |
| Book | FICTION EVANS, RICHARD | Adult Fiction Collection | Searching... |
| Book | FICTION EVANS, RICHARD | Adult Fiction Collection | Searching... |
| Book | FICTION EVANS, RICHARD | Adult Fiction Collection | Searching... |
| Book | FICTION EVANS, RICHARD | Adult Fiction Collection | Searching... |
Summary
Summary
From one of America's most beloved storytellers comes his most spiritual book since The Christmas Box. "It has been said that sometimes the greatest hope in our lives is just a second chance to do what we should have done right in the first place. This is the story of my second chance." --Prologue of Lost December When Luke Crisp graduates from business school, his father, CEO and co-founder of Fortune 500 Crisp's Copy Centers, is ready to share some good news: he wants to turn the family business over to his son. But Luke has other plans. Taking control of his trust fund, Luke leaves home to pursue a life of reckless indulgence. But when his funds run out, so do his friends. Humbled, alone, and too ashamed to ask his father for help, Luke secretly takes a lowly job at one of his father's copy centers. There he falls in love with a struggling single mother and begins to understand the greatest source of personal joy. Lost December is Richard Paul Evans's modernday holiday version of the biblical story of the prodigal son, a powerful tale of redemption, hope, and the true meaning of love.
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Booklist Review
Evans offers up another heartwarming, feel-good tale in time for the holidays. Luke Crisp is the son of a successful business owner, a man who has built a copy-shop empire from scratch. Luke lost his mother at a young age, leaving his father, Carl, to raise Luke alone while running Crisp's Copy Centers. Luke starts working when he is in his teens, learning how the centers run and soaking in his father's strong work ethic. Carl hopes Luke will take over the company when he returns from Wharton Business School, but Luke soon falls in with a group of hard-partying students, led by the charismatic Sean. Rather than return to Arizona to work for his father upon graduation, Luke decides to travel to Europe with his girlfriend, Candace; Sean; and several of their friends. This proves to be a terrible mistake when Luke, with the help of Sean, runs through his trust fund and finds himself truly broke and disowned by his father. Based on the parable of the prodigal son, Evans' latest is a touching redemption story. HIGH-DEMAND BACKSTORY: Best-selling Evans' Christmas novels always garner mega-attention.--Huntley, Kristine Copyright 2010 Booklist
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