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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Greg Kincaid , Gregory D KincaidPublisher: Three Rivers Press Imprint: Three Rivers Press Dimensions: Width: 13.50cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 19.30cm Weight: 0.268kg ISBN: 9780307589637ISBN 10: 0307589633 Pages: 192 Publication Date: 01 November 2010 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsWith Christmas With Tucker, Greg Kincaid has written a solid, earnest holiday tale about hard work, family and the importance of a good dog. - Washington Post In this prequel to A Dog Named Christmas , Kincaid spins an immensely satisfying coming-of-age tale about how 12-year-old George McCray, mourning his father's recent death from a tractor accident, finds solace in befriending a neglected Irish setter named Tucker...Although I am well aware that Christmas titles flood bookstores each December 1, I also know that Christmas with Tucker , along with the author's earlier novel, should rise above the literary tinsel and glitz to become a holiday classic. - Best Friends This simple but strong story celebrates the beauty of everyday things, the power of love and humility, the singular grace that is a good dog, and the mysterious ability of that grace to transform the human heart. A perfect Christmas read. - Dean Koontz I don't own a dog - but after reading this book, I have an irresistible urge to go out and get one. Christmas with Tucker is simply that poignant and lovely. - A. J. Jacobs It was the bleakest of Christmas seasons that year: blizzards followed by ice paralyzed the entire county. No one would have blamed the thirteen-year-old boy for taking the easy way out, or expected the aged grandfather to single-handedly pull off a miracle. Stirred into author Greg Kincaid's wondrous crucible are an empathetic grandmother, a sorrowing mother, a shy earliteen girl, a sodden alcoholic neighbor-oh yes, and an Irish setter named Tucker, with a heart filled with love for all of them. Taken all together: a Christmas story for the ages! - Joseph Wheeler, Editor/Compiler of the bestselling Christmas in My Heart story anthologies This simple but strong story celebrates the beauty of everyday things, the power of love and humility, the singular grace that is a good dog, and the mysterious ability of that grace to transform the human heart. A perfect Christmas read. – Dean Koontz <br>“I don’t own a dog – but after reading this book, I have an irresistible urge to go out and get one. Christmas with Tucker is simply that poignant and lovely.” – A. J. Jacobs<br> <br> It was the bleakest of Christmas seasons that year: blizzards followed by ice paralyzed the entire county. No one would have blamed the thirteen-year-old boy for taking the easy way out, or expected the aged grandfather to single-handedly pull off a miracle. Stirred into author Greg Kincaid's wondrous crucible are an empathetic grandmother, a sorrowing mother, a shy earliteen girl, a sodden alcoholic neighbor–oh yes, and an Irish setter named Tucker, with a heart filled with love for all of th Author InformationGREG KINCAID lives on a farm in eastern Kansas with his wife, two cats, and two dogs, including Rudy, adopted from a local shelter. When not writing, he is a practicing lawyer and pet-adoption advocate. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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