The Christmas Sweater

By Kevin Balfe, Glenn Beck, Jason F. Wright

Book Overview

#1 New York Times bestselling author and renowned radio and television host Glenn Beck delivers an instant holiday classic about boyhood memories, wrenching life lessons, and the true meaning of the gifts we give to one another in love. If you could change your life by reversing your biggest regrets, sorrows, and mistakes...would you? When Eddie was twelve years old, all he wanted for Christmas was a bike. He knew money had been tight since his father died, but Eddie dreamed that somehow his mother would find a way to afford that dream bike. What he got from her instead was a sweater. "A stupid, handmade, ugly sweater" that young Eddie left in a crumpled ball in the corner of his room. Scarred deeply by the fateful events that transpired that day, Eddie begins a dark and painful journey toward manhood. It will take wrestling with himself, his faith, and his family--and the guidance of a mysterious neighbor named Russell--to help Eddie find his life's path and finally understand the significance of that simple gift his mother had crafted with love.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1416595007
• ISBN13: 9781416595007
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Threshold Editions
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.4" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

A Wonderful Story!

This is truly a book that actually deserves to be a best seller! A story I will read every year for Christmas, it's a wonderful story! I hope Glenn continues to be successful!

Salvation and the petulant child

Simply excellent. A heart warming. It will bring a smile to your face and a tear to your eye. A modern day Christmas classic.

It takes me back to when "stuff" mattered

AWonderful book to help you remember what is truly important in your life and to make everyday count.

The gift of hope, thanks Glenn

I have been having it rough here lately, and this book has reminded me that life is about what we want and how we go about getting it. Glenn Beck has nailed it with this story and the hope it can give you, One of only a few books i read from start to finish in one night. Thank you Glenn for bringing this story to the world in a time when it was really needed.

Fantastic Christmas Story

This book really lets you know what is important in life. A nice book to snuggle up with and remember the good and bad things in your own childhood.