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Skipping Christmas

A Novel

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In this classic tale for modern times, beloved storyteller John Grisham offers a hilarious look at the chaos and frenzy that have become part of our holiday tradition.

The inspiration for the film Christmas with the Kranks, starring Tim Allen and Jamie Lee Curtis

Imagine a year without Christmas. No crowded malls, no corny office parties, no fruitcakes, no unwanted presents. That’s just what Luther and Nora Krank have in mind when they decide that, just this once, they’ll skip the holiday altogether.

Theirs will be the only house on Hemlock Street without a rooftop Frosty, they won’t be hosting their annual Christmas Eve bash, they aren’t even going to have a tree. They won’t need one, because come December 25 they’re setting sail on a Caribbean cruise. But as this weary couple is about to discover, skipping Christmas brings enormous consequences—and isn’t half as easy as they’d imagined.
Family Life Genre Fiction Literature & Fiction Satire Winter Christmas Funny Witty

Critic reviews

“Grisham may well be the best American storyteller writing today.”The Philadelphia Inquirer

“Grisham is an absolute master.”The Washington Post

“Never let it be said this man doesn’t know how to spin a good yarn.”Entertainment Weekly
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