A Christmas Home
by Greg Kincaid
Todd McCray, hero of A Dog Named Christmas, is now twenty-four years old and working at a
local animal shelter, where he meets and quickly becomes best friends with
Laura, a young volunteer. Laura, like Todd, has disabilities of her own, but
her struggles are more physical than developmental. Their friendship is sealed
when Todd—with the help of his trusted companion, the tenacious Labrador
retriever named Christmas—trains a beautiful dog named Gracie to help Laura
with the day-to-day life tasks that are difficult for her.
Author Greg Kincaid has crafted another “feel-good” story
with “A Christmas Home.” He manages to fit just about every heart-tugging
element into this one which is not just a Christmas time of the year book.
You have the developmentally challenged “hero,” the girl he
falls in love with (who also has challenges), a town struggling with the
downturn in the economy, and animals. Our family fosters rescue dogs so the dog
aspect of the book hit very close to home.
I wouldn’t say that this tale is one for everyone, it was
difficult for me to become wholly engaged in the story, but it is a good book
and many will enjoy it.
I would suggest reading the first novel before tackling this
on. I felt a little lost for the first few chapters.
It’s a definite recommend for dog-lovers and romantics.
I was provided this copy of “A Christmas Home” by Waterbrook-Multnomah
without charge in return for an unbiased review of it.
