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Finding Noel

A Novel

By Richard Paul Evans

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| Hardcover | 9780743287036

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When I wrote my first novel, The Christmas Box, I never imagined it would become an international bestseller. It was a story for my two (then) little girls. But as I wrote, I realized that it was also for my mother -- to ease her pain over losing a child.

My mother was mContinue

When I wrote my first novel, The Christmas Box, I never imagined it would become an international bestseller. It was a story for my two (then) little girls. But as I wrote, I realized that it was also for my mother -- to ease her pain over losing a child.

My mother was my staunchest supporter and my biggest fan. A receptionist at a doctor's office, she would sell my book (sometimes by the case!) to patients in the waiting room. When The Christmas Box hit #1 on the New York Times bestseller list, no one, including me, was more excited than my mother.

I lost my mother on Valentine's Day of 2006. After weeks of struggling with my grief, I decided I would write a story for her. As she loved Christmas, I chose to write a Christmas novel, my first since The Christmas Box.

Finding Noel is about how people come into our lives for a reason. It is a love story about Macy and Mark, two young people from different worlds.

I'm sorry that this Christmas, for the first time since I became a writer, I won't be able to present my mother with a copy of my book. I think she would have enjoyed reading it. But, then again, I'm not certain that she hasn't.

As you read Finding Noel, I hope that you enjoy the journey and feel the same powerful emotions I felt as the story came to me.

Fondly,

Richard Evans

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  • Finding Noel By Richard Paul Evans

    Still reeling from his mother's death in a freak car accident, Mark Smart loses his college scholarship and his job, and becomes estranged from his indifferent father. Scraping by as a janitor, reeling from the sudden, brutal unraveling of his life, ... (read full critics)

    bookpage published on Wed, 15 Sep 2010

  • Bookreporter.com - FINDING NOEL by Richard Paul Evans

    Richard Paul Evans, the author of THE CHRISTMAS BOX and a number of other novels, was inspired to pen another Christmas-themed story, this time in remembrance of his mother who passed away on Valentine's Day 2006. I chose to read this book because I ... (read full critics)

    bookreporter published on Sun, 29 Aug 2010

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  • This book is touching. There are parts that will make you cry, but in a good cathartic way. It's about people with flaws trying to figure things out and find happiness. It's a quick read but very good.

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  • English Books
  • Hardcover 320 Pages
  • Edition: 1
  • ISBN-10: 0743287037
  • ISBN-13: 9780743287036
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster
  • Pub date: Oct 03, 2006
  • Dimensions: 1161 mm x 839 mm x 194 mm Just how big is that?
  • Also available as: eBook
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