{"product_id":"the-hired-mans-christmas-george-givens-9781982102265","title":"Hired Mans Christmas","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn the tradition of Christmas memoirs such as \u003ci\u003eA Child's Christmas in Wales\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Christmas Memory, The Hired Man's Christmas\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of how the events of two Christmas Eves brought George Givens from boyhood into manhood.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEvery summer a mysterious man known only as \"Frank\" arrives to help George Givens's grandfather with his farmwork. No one knows the hired man's last name, where he comes from, or why he always seems to be so sad. Once the season's crops are harvested, he disappears only to reappear the following summer. This routine continues for many years -- until one fateful Christmas Eve. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe hired man never returns to the Givens farm after that day, and the mystery of his final disappearance seems destined to remain unsolved. Then, on Christmas Eve many years later, George serendipitously discovers the long-lost hired man's fate. This discovery teaches him a powerful lesson about the importance of family and the endurance of love. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Hired Man's Christmas\u003c\/i\u003e is a story of simpler times, but its message resonates across the years and in the hearts of fathers and sons even today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e George Givens\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1982102268\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781982102265\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/31\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.21lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.00h x 5.00w x 0.28d","brand":"George Givens","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43989601386751,"sku":"9781982102265","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c020e8d7-4c93-46e3-a98c-e7302fc355a1.jpg?v=1683300445","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-hired-mans-christmas-george-givens-9781982102265","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}