{"product_id":"jimsy-the-christmas-kid-von-sorens-books","title":"Jimsy, The Christmas Kid","description":"\u003cp\u003eSuch a sweet story that made my heart glow! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The Christmas Kid!\", an orphan boy who has come to stay for the holiday with \"the first-citizen\" (the stodgy bank president who has so carefully set himself above everyone and certainly above Christmas festivities) and his wife (\"Aunt Judith\" who has such a need to give the love that is languishing and aching in her heart). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the book says, Jimsy takes it for granted that you'll like him -- but completely without arrogance, for he's the sort of dear spirit with a zest for life and unassuming kindness and generosity for others, despite his own hard lot. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat I love is that he is not too goody-goody but just feels so real in his need to love and be loved and so earnest in his boyish ways to make friends. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's beautiful how easily Jimsy and Aunt Judith open their hearts to one another. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOf course, the real test will be if the first-citizen can be moved and, of course, this being a happy Christmas story it's no surprise how things end. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut it's such a sweet, fast read, by turns humorous and poignant, and filled with the spirit of Christmas, that I loved every minute despite the predictability\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"aw-variant-hidden-subtitle-div\" id=\"aw-variant-subtitle-9781803896304\"\u003e\u003ch3\u003eA Sweet Story that Made our Heart Glow\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Autorenwelt Shop","offers":[{"title":"Softcover - 9781803896304","offer_id":57604932567365,"sku":"9781803896304","price":13.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0940\/0622\/files\/9ab12e8b-634e-4b5b-989e-97f0e168fe8d.jpg?v=1775362871","url":"https:\/\/shop.autorenwelt.de\/en\/products\/jimsy-the-christmas-kid-von-sorens-books","provider":"Autorenwelt Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}