The 13th Gift: A True Story of a Christmas Miracle [Hardcover]

For readers of Richard Paul Evans and Greg Kincaid comesThe 13th Gift, a heartwarming Christmas story about how a random act of kindness transformed one of the bleakest moments in a family's history into a time of strength and love.

After the unexpected death of her husband, Joanne Huist Smith had no idea how she would keep herself together and be strong for her three children--especially with the holiday season approaching. But 12 days before Christmas, presents begin appearing on her doorstep with notes from their True Friends. As the Smiths came together to solve the mystery of who the gifts were from, they began to thaw out from their grief and come together again as a family. This true story about the power of random acts of kindness will warm the heart, a beautiful reminder of the miracles of Christmas and the gift of family during the holiday season.NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

A Woman's Day Book Club Pick

The book's simple prose and profound message will fill even the Grinch-iest hearts with Christmas spirit while affirming the age-old adage, it really is the thought that counts. --USA Today

A funny, knockout-moving new memoir...Read it, share it, pay it forward. --The Good Life

[A] touching true story. --Women's Day

A feel-good story guaranteed to move you. --Good Housekeeping

Inspiring readers throughout the country and around the world this holiday season. --The Dayton Daily News

“THE 13TH GIFT is the kind of Christmas book whose message is much bigger than the holiday. This memoir is writtenfromthe heart andforthe heart.” --Jason Wright,New York Timesbestselling author ofChristmas Jars

“I lovedThe 13th Gift—a truly heartfelt and intelligent book.  Joanne Smith deftly reconciles the difficult terrain that ranges betl3¦