Eloise Rodkey Rees Boeken

Thanksgiving is the second-most-special family gathering of the year. We go to Mom's or Grand Mom's for that traditional meal of gratitude. THANKSGIVING GIFT, an inspirational novel that hinges on Thanksgiving Day, makes an inexpensive thank-you gift. The first page after the cover has a shield with space for writing MOM or your Friend - and You.THANKSGIVING GIFT has a unique appeal, with traditions of faith and family values. How many ninety-year-olds are as active, feisty and with-it as Karen's Grandmother is? Gram says, 'MORE THAN YOU THINK. ' She also believes ' A LAUGH IS BETTER THAN A TONIC.' Her hilarious antics keep the book light. The viewpoint character, Karen, e-mails regularly to her Mom, (a consultant in Hong Kong). Due to retire in six months, Mom convinces her daughter (rebel Karen) to spend Saturday mornings with Gram, until Mom arrives home on Thanksgiving. A scene-stealer, Gram embarrasses Karen in every way imaginable. Yet Gram yanks Karen out of death's jaws, leads her back to faith, and into the arms of the man of her dreams. On Thanksgiving, Karen finally expresses her gratitude to her mother and her grandmother. THANKSGIVING GIFT cleverly encourages a very important THANK YOU to Moms, Grams, and Friends -while they are still with us.

New York was paralyzed by a truckers' strike,instigated by terrorists. Grasping for supplies brought out the inhumane, wherein stores they fought for food, leaving shelves empty. In Switzerland two determined Americansrisked their lives to discover the terrorist plot. The couple fell in love,spending a grand evening at a mountain tavern and inn. With high spirits andlocked arms, they sang along with a rollicking crowd. But after they left, the next morning an avalanche covered thetavern and inn, killing all there. Saddened, the couple followed the trail ofthe terrorists where they faced fearful intrigue. Now they were in the midst ofa dangerous game. Locked in a large church bell-tower, they came horribly closeto losing their lives. A terrorist cell planned the couple's death when thebells clanged with intense loudness. But by ingenuity they escaped and alertedauthorities. Throughout their journey, the couple fell deeper in love. Theywere tempted to stay in Switzerland, which by then was much safer than the US(suffering through massive small pox deaths, as well as suicide bombings). Yetwhen news came that the terrorists had hit the Statue of Liberty, the patrioticcouple flew back to help their beloved country -America.