{"product_id":"christmas-past-a-ghostly-winter-tale-9781611883121","title":"Christmas Past: A Ghostly Winter Tale","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): John Adcox\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Story Plant\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Story Plant\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Holidays\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe winter holiday season is a time for gifts and music, for snow and miracles, and for family and going home. For Jessie Malone, it's a time for sorrow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJessie is a graduate student living in London, where she hopes to be one of the first folklorists ever to trace an urban legend back to its original source. She's also a grieving young widow unable to heal from the agony of her life-shattering loss. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the bleak midwinter, Jessie learns of an urban legend about a lonely, wandering ghost, a British sailor named Sam who promised his bride that he'd be home for Christmas. The legends say he's been trying to make it back to her since World War II.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs she investigates, Jessie learns that Sam's story defies the patterns of how urban legends are supposed to work. It's a puzzle she can't let go. To solve the mystery, she must confront the impossible and, just perhaps, discover a miracle of Christmas love that survives beyond the grave.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA story that will engage all your emotions, \u003ci\u003eChristmas Past\u003c\/i\u003e bursts with wonder, enigma, romance, and the unquenchable spirit that comes from promises that must be kept.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Story Plant","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45035144708247,"sku":"9781611883121","price":1384.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781611883121.webp?v=1767897245","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/christmas-past-a-ghostly-winter-tale-9781611883121","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}