{"product_id":"9781611883367","title":"Christmas Past","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe winter holiday season is a time for gifts and music, for snow and miracles, and for family and going home. For Jessie Malone, it's a time for sorrow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJessie is a graduate student living in London, where she hopes to be one of the first folklorists ever to trace an urban legend back to its original source. She's also a grieving young widow unable to heal from the agony of her life-shattering loss. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the bleak midwinter, Jessie learns of an urban legend about a lonely, wandering ghost, a British sailor named Sam who promised his bride that he'd be home for Christmas. The legends say he's been trying to make it back to her since World War II.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs she investigates, Jessie learns that Sam's story defies the patterns of how urban legends are supposed to work. It's a puzzle she can't let go. To solve the mystery, she must confront the impossible and, just perhaps, discover a miracle of Christmas love that survives beyond the grave.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA story that will engage all your emotions, \u003ci\u003eChristmas Past\u003c\/i\u003e bursts with wonder, enigma, romance, and the unquenchable spirit that comes from promises that must be kept.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Adcox, Carol Bales","offers":[{"title":"The Story Plant |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2024-11-19","offer_id":46012111126783,"sku":"9781611883367","price":18.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_8e8e7530-8e6b-40f5-806a-57794378164f.jpg?v=1723108612","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781611883367","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}