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    Finding Noel: A Novel
    Finding Noel: A Novel
    Finding Noel: A Novel
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    Finding Noel: A Novel

    Written by Richard Paul Evans

    Narrated by Richard Paul Evans

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    A heartwarming and inspirational Christmas novel in the tradition of The Christmas Box, Grace, The Gift, and The Christmas List. The New York Times bestselling author of The Christmas Box and The Walk series returns with a holiday novel of hope, love, and redemption.

    A young woman, who has been adopted as a child by a loving family, has only a Christmas ornament inscribed with the word “Noel” as a keepsake of her birth family, about whom she remembers nothing. When long hidden memories resurface, she begins an emotionally challenging personal journey as she searches for her biological sister and clues about her mysterious past...
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSimon & Schuster Audio
    Release dateOct 3, 2006
    ISBN9780743561921
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    Richard Paul Evans

    Richard Paul Evans is the #1 New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author of more than forty novels. There are currently more than thirty-five million copies of his books in print worldwide, translated into more than twenty-four languages. Richard is the recipient of numerous awards, including two first place Storytelling World Awards, the Romantic Times Best Women’s Novel of the Year Award, and five Religion Communicators Council’s Wilbur Awards. Seven of Richard’s books have been produced as television movies. His first feature film, The Noel Diary, starring Justin Hartley (This Is Us) and acclaimed film director, Charles Shyer (Private Benjamin, Father of the Bride), premiered in 2022. In 2011 Richard began writing Michael Vey, a #1 New York Times bestselling young adult series which has won more than a dozen awards. Richard is the founder of The Christmas Box International, an organization devoted to maintaining emergency children’s shelters and providing services and resources for abused, neglected, or homeless children and young adults. To date, more than 125,000 youths have been helped by the charity. For his humanitarian work, Richard has received the Washington Times Humanitarian of the Century Award and the Volunteers of America National Empathy Award. Richard lives in Salt Lake City, Utah, with his wife, Keri, and their five children and two grandchildren. You can learn more about Richard on his website RichardPaulEvans.com.

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    • 5/5
      Two people find each other and discover the meaning of life and love. A very beautifully written story. I cried and smiled listening to the story.
    • 5/5
      Moving, touching story about two people who had more than their fair share of hardship find each other in a chance meeting. The characters are beautifully drawn and the details of the setting are vivid and engrossing. Really enjoyed this story and its resolution.
    • 4/5
      A great story teller – Evans always brings a novel to life. As the Christmas season approaches Mark has to drop out of college due to finances and has just learned his mother has died and on one snowy night in November when he car dies, he stumbles upon a girl Macy who has had a horrible childhood and living with a lady who took her in. She has little memory of her birth parents and a horrible adopted family. Her one hope is to find her sister “Noel” as they were separated when they were children and kept apart by the system. Macy and Mark are meant for each other and fate has something in motion, as when one door closes, God places someone there for you. An amazing story – loved it!!!
    • 2/5
      This is the Evans I am used to--an uplifting (ultimately) Christmas story with just a hint of sorrow to keep it going. Fictional junk food, but Evans at least completes this short novel in one book, so that is an improvement on The Walk.
    • 4/5
      Excellent read. This is the first book I have read in one sitting. I couldn't put it down until I finished.
    • 1/5
      If you like Richard Paul Evans (who writes a lot of Christmas books) or sentimental stories, you’ll like this one. I thought it was okay, but a little sappy. I picked it up at the local library for this challenge because the Noel in the title is the middle name of a character, and one of Breathless’ daughters has the same middle name (although she was not born on Christmas Day as the story character was). Some little things bothered me about the story. I worry about 21-year-olds (the male and female protagonists) who fall in love and plan to marry after knowing each other less than two months. It also bugs me when homes are decorated for Christmas well before Thanksgiving, as is the case for the female protagonist and her roommate. Isn’t it bad enough that the retail and commercial world have Christmas decorations up the day after Halloween? The storyline itself is predictable (Noel is found), although, to its credit, the plot does have a surprise twist near the end.
    • 4/5
      Very good book. It had good characters and a great plot. The story kept moving and we learned more about each one of them in each chapter. Great Ending and kept me wanting more
    • 4/5
      A must read around Christmas. I didn't care for it at first but fell in love with it near the middle.