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From a New York Times bestselling author comes a heartwarming tale of a girl whose only wish is to be held by the father she never knew.
Hannah Roberts is the golden only-child with a perfectly scheduled life, raised in a prominent political family.
Living with her wealthy, unaffectionate grandmother while her parents work abroad, Hannah prepares to spend a lonely Christmas when she learns a shocking truth: the man she believed was her father is not her parent after all. In an effort to find answers, she begins a desperate search for her real father, Army helicopter pilot Mike Conner, who she discovers to be the man of her distant childhood memories.
Local politicians and the city's newspaper catch wind of her quest, and the entire state joins in Hannah's hope that she'll find her father before Christmas.
Author Notes
Karen Kingsbury was born in Fairfax, Virginia on June 8, 1963. She received a B.A. in journalism from California State University, Northridge in 1986. After graduation, she became a full-time reporter for the Los Angeles Times. Her first book, Missy's Murder, was published in 1992. She wrote three more true crime novels and four collections of answered prayers and miracle stories before transitioning to inspirational fiction in 1998. Her first inspirational fiction novel was Where Yesterday Lives. Popular series she has penned include the Redemption, Firstborn, Sunrise, and Angels Walking series, and she has also written the nonfiction Miracle Books collection, gift books, and children's books.
She has won several Retailer's Choice Awards, plus 2005 and 2007 Gold Medallions for Oceans Apart and Ever After, respectively. Her other books include Longing, Coming Home - The Baxter Family: A Story of Undying Hope, Fiteen Minutes, The Family of Jesus, The Friends of Jesus, In This Moment, and To The Moon and Back.
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Library Journal Review
Because her father is the U.S. ambassador to Sweden, 15-year-old Hannah has been left in the care of her elderly grandmother while she attends a Washington, DC, prep school. Hannah wants nothing more than to have her parents home for Christmas, but her world turns upside down when she learns that her true biological father is an enigmatic dreamer who lost touch with Hannah's mother, Carol, when she was very young. Hannah's search for her father leads her to air force pilot Mike Conner, who has just accepted a dangerous mission in Iraq. The final book in the "Red Glove" series (after Gideon's Gift and Maggie's Miracle) is a warm, sentimental Christmas story that will delight Kingsbury's many fans. Recommended for public libraries. Dubbed the "Christian Danielle Steele," this best-selling author resides in the Northwest. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. All rights reserved.
