02086cam a2200373 i 4500 2623328107 TxAuBib 20251118120000.0 251118s2025||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781668014905 22.00 1668014904 22.00 TxAuBib rda Evans, Richard Paul. The Christmas stranger [Book]. New York : Gallery Books, 2025. 262 pages ; 18 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "Three years after losing his family in a Christmas Eve accident, grieving Paul Wanless hasn't just given up on Christmas, he's given up on life. He can't imagine anything to keep him here--not his work as a computer repairman, not the residents in his Salt Lake City neighborhood, and certainly not the idea of connecting with someone new. When a stranger knocks on his door, claiming to be picking up a laptop, Paul allows him in--but discovers the man has a very different mission in mind. The mysterious stranger's name is Gabriel, and when Paul finds himself opening up to his visitor, Gabriel tells him, "I wouldn't do it, if I were you. It's not what you think." He then departs without another word. Paul brushes the experience aside as some trick of the imagination . . . until he crosses paths with a young widow and her bullied son, who've also received a visit from Gabriel. Has Gabriel brought new people into his life for a reason . . . but why? And who--or what--really is this Christmas stranger?". 20251118. Bullies Fiction. Children and strangers Fiction. Grief Fiction. Holidays Fiction. Life change events Fiction. Strangers Fiction. Widowers Fiction. Widows Fiction. Salt Lake City (Utah) Fiction. Utah Fiction. Christian fiction. Novels.