The Christmas Wish Book Review

I was excited to see this in the the library program where I picked out a wrapped book.  I unwrapped The Christmas Wish by Richard M. Siddoway which was a book that I had never heard about but there was a note that said that it was also a movie.  I figured that it must have been a good book if they turned it into a movie so I am not hoping to find the movie and other books by this author.

At the age of four, Will Martin lost his parents and went to live with his grandparents. The warm memories of life in a small town and the old-fashioned Christmas holidays he and his grandparents shared sustain him still as a young man making his way in the world.

Years later, Will takes a leave of absence from his job in New York City to return home after his grandfather's death to help run the family real estate business. There he discovers something about his grandfather's past that shatters him and the memories of the life he so loved. At dinner one evening, his grandmother tells Will that she has been reading her husband's journals and learned that every Christmas Eve, when she and Will were out doing their traditional last-minute shopping, her husband was seeing a woman named Lillian. This year, his grandmother's Christmas wish is for Will to find out who Lillian is and why Will's grandfather, a seemingly devoted husband, saw Lillian every year for more than twenty-seven years and never mentioned her name.

As Will struggles to salvage the family business and learn the truth about Lillian, he approaches a revelation that teaches him a lesson in the power of kindness, forgiveness, and love to uplift an entire community and touch each life within it. With an inspiring message wrapped in an irresistible mystery, this heartwarming Christmas tale will be cherished as a wonderful gift of the season by anyone who appreciates the magic of yuletide classics old and new.

Will was the main character of this book and he worked his life to get a very high position on Wall Street but then his grandfather died so he went home to be with his grandmother and take care of his grandfathers business.  Will's life changes when he goes back to this small town that he grew up in but he not only learns more about himself but more about his grandfather.  I thought it was a heartwarming holiday tale that could be read all year round.  This was a great book if you can find a copy of it because it seems to be unavailable on Amazon or at least a little harder to find.  Check your local library and see if they have it because I think that you will really enjoy the story and the great writing.  I am going to be looking for other books by this author for sure!!