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Summary: Very Touching
Review: I was totally engrossed in this book from the moment that I opened the cover. I stayed up until 2a.m. to finish the book simply because I could not put it down. The writer desribes not only the surroundings but the characters in such a way that I felt as if I was there.I picked it up thinking, "If it is anything like the song it is named after it will be touching but a sad and simple story". Nothing could be futher from the truth. Christmas shoes takes a look at real life situations and shows how difficult times can change peoples lives for the good. It is neither a simple or a sad story but a story of courage, faith and love.
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Summary: BETTER THAN THE SONG!!!
Review: It doesn't need to be the holiday season to enjoy this gem of a book. I read it on the airplane and I can honestly tell you, I lied to my wife. I told her my allergies were bothering me. In reality the lovely words found in the The Christmas Shoes drove me to tears (lots of tears). The character development makes this book easy to read. The two story lines are simple to follow. The Christmas Shoes is a real page turner. The epilogue in this book is the best epilogue I've ever read. My wish is that Donna VanLiere would write more, I can't wait to read the sequal to The Christmas Shoes -- The Christmas Blessing. Bottom Line -- Read the Book (with a box of tissues)!!!!!!!!!!!
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Summary: BETTER THAN THE SONG!!!
Review: It doesn't need to be the holiday season to enjoy this gem of a book. I read it on the airplane and I can honestly tell you, I lied to my wife. I told her my allergies were bothering me. In reality the lovely words found in the The Christmas Shoes drove me to tears (lots of tears). The character development makes this book easy to read. The two story lines are simple to follow. The Christmas Shoes is a real page turner. The epilogue in this book is the best epilogue I've ever read. My wish is that Donna VanLiere would write more, I can't wait to read the sequal to The Christmas Shoes -- The Christmas Blessing. Bottom Line -- Read the Book (with a box of tissues)!!!!!!!!!!!
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Summary: Grabs your heart till the end!
Review: My wife wanted me to read this book but reading a Christmas book has never been high on my list of things to do. She asked me to at least start it and I did. I began reading one evening and didn't put it down till I was finished. It's a touching story that deals with real life situations. The characters are not stereotypes, but people the reader can identify with. I encourage you to make this, not just part of your Christmas reading, but part of your library to read any time of year.
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Summary: Christmas Shoes is going to be a movie!
Review: The book is great. It's definitely one I'll read every December to my grandson.
CBS will have a "made for T V" movie this Christmas season based on THE CHRISTMAS SHOES. I hope they don't leave out Ms. VanLiere's references as to why we have Christmas in the first place!
Rating: 
Summary: A waste of time
Review: The book is sweet -- saccharine sweet. It is also completely predictable, badly edited and, well, stupid. Could someone please come up with an idea that is at least approaching original? This one certainly isn't. It is full of cliches -- the good, dying mother; the workaholic dad who believes that money will make his family love him; the poor (and dirty and ragged) little boy who just wants to give his mom one last Christmas gift; the meddling mother; the long-suffering wife who doesn't want to be lonely anymore. The basic premise is a cliche -- how the workaholic was shown what Christmas is all about by a little boy who has nothing and is about to lose his mother. A cliched plot might be OK, if it were carried out with a little finesse, but, sadly, it isn't. Don't bother with this book. If you want a good Christmas story, grab a copy of "A Christmas Carol" instead. Same basic plot, better writing.
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Summary: Little Things Affect You
Review: The Christmas Shoes by Donna VanKiere is an amazing book. It'an emotinal rollercoaster. From fun laughter to tear jerkers. This story opens up your eyes on life. It shows having money doesen't always bring happiness. Kates family was rich and had just about everything they wanted but happiness. Maggies family was poor but filled with love. These families changed each others lives without even knowing it. Like Kates husband paying for Nathans shoes for his mom before she died. Nathans actions changed Maggies husbands mind on things and how he should be. Little things have big impacts on your life.Read this awsome book and let it change your life.
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Summary: A heartwarming 'must read'!
Review: The Christmas Shoes is a 'must read' for the holiday season or any time. The author's ability to paint this wonderful story with ease, drew me right in. I could not put the book down until I had finished it! It is a book that reminds us all that the simple, yet most important things in life are from the heart, our dreams and wishes. It also reminds us of the realities in life that go along with being vunerable to these things. I cheered for the 'hero' and hoped against the odds. It warmed my heart, brought tears to my eyes, and at the end, made me hope for a sequel!!
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Summary: Wonderful Chritsmas Classic
Review: The Christmas Shoes is bound to become a Christmas classic. It is heart-warming, intelligent and very touching. It is the perfect book to read during the holidays, or if you need to find something to cheer your soul up a little. It is the perfect book to put you into the Christmas mood. The book contains two stories. The first is of Nathan, a young boy who's mother is dying of cancer. This will be her last Christmas as death is just around the corner. Nathan wants to make this Christmas the "best ever" for his mother. The second story is about Robert, a man who has just realized that he has put his business life in front of his family for way too long. When his wife tells him that she wants to leave him, Robert realizes that he has been a bad father and husband all these years and sets out to make things right again. Both stories are wonderfully written and very entertaining. They also both offer great 'visuals' of Christmas as both famlies try to make this Christmas the best of their lives. Both stories are filled with hope, desire and love. This is the perfect holiday book, the best of its kind since The Chirstmas Box. Its everything that you'd look for in a Christmas story. This is one book that I waill faithfully come back to every December from now on, in order to prepare myself to the wonders and joys of Christmas.
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Summary: This book will warm your heart.
Review: The Christmas Shoes tells the story of a successful man, a
little boy and a pair of shoes. Too busy at work to spend any time with his family the man learns the true meaning of Christmas from this little boy as he tries to buy his mother a pair of shoes forthe holiday. As Christmas stories, which teach a lessongoes, this one was good. It was based on a recorded song
which was also made into a TV movie this year with Rob Lowe.
A bit sappy at times but I still do recommend it for next years stockings
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