The release date for the English version of 'The Christmas Shoes' by
Donna VanLiere is Nov 2001. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
Sometimes, opportunities to transform your life present themselves to you in a second and are gone just as quickly. However, if you look closely and open your eyes, you will come to believe.
Robert is a prosperous lawyer who has everything—and nothing—in life. Robert is close to losing his marriage because he is preoccupied with his work and monetary gains. He no longer sees his two children, his wife Kate, or himself in the end. Nathan, age eight, is losing his cherished mother, Maggie, to cancer. However, Nathan and his family are making the most of every second they have together while creating a straightforward but meaningful existence. Robert and Nathan meet by coincidence on Christmas Eve; he is buying for a family he scarcely knows, while Nathan is shopping for his mother, who he will soon lose. Robert learns a valuable lesson in this one interaction that will change their lives forever: sometimes the little things may have a huge impact. The Christmas Shoes is a timeless narrative about the deeper significance of serendipity, our common humanity, and the ability of a force bigger than ourselves to influence and even rescue our lives.