Home for Christmas

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Macmillan + ORM, Sep 18, 2009 - Fiction - 224 pages

Petey Pat Kane and Mariana Pia Pelligrino have been in love with each other their whole lives. But on a night that is supposed to be one of the best of their lives, Peter makes a choice that forces him to leave Chicago—and Mariana—behind. Guilt leads him into the Army, where he becomes Captain Kane, war hero. But nothing can make him forget his love for Mariana.
On his third deployment in Iraq, Peter is injured and finds himself both alive and dead on a wondrous spiritual journey where he is given a second chance at life from God Himself. With Christmas approaching, time is running out for Peter to complete the most important mission of his life: convincing himself that he and Mariana were meant to share a special message of love with the world.
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Contents

NOTE
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CHAPTER 1
13
CHAPTER 2
17
CHAPTER 3
22
CHAPTER 4
24
CHAPTER 5
34
CHAPTER 6
38
CHAPTER 7
40
CHAPTER 22
104
CHAPTER 23
106
CHAPTER 24
110
CHAPTER 25
113
CHAPTER 26
116
CHAPTER 27
125
CHAPTER 28
129
CHAPTER 29
132

CHAPTER 8
42
CHAPTER 9
43
CHAPTER 10
46
CHAPTER 11
51
CHAPTER 12
55
CHAPTER 13
57
CHAPTER 14
59
CHAPTER 15
70
CHAPTER 16
73
CHAPTER 17
75
CHAPTER 18
78
CHAPTER 19
82
CHAPTER 20
84
CHAPTER 21
93
CHAPTER 30
138
CHAPTER 31
142
CHAPTER 32
145
CHAPTER 33
151
CHAPTER 34
156
CHAPTER 35
160
CHAPTER 36
167
CHAPTER 37
172
CHAPTER 38
175
CHAPTER 39
182
CHAPTER 40
185
CHAPTER 41
186
CHAPTER 42
192
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Home for Christmas: A Novel
Andrew M. Greeley
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About the author (2009)

Priest, sociologist, author, and journalist, Father Andrew M. Greeley (1928-2013) was the author of over 50 bestselling novels and more than 100 works of nonfiction. His novels include the Bishop Blackie Ryan series, including The Archbishop in Andalusia; the Nuala Anne McGrail series, including Irish Tweed; the O'Malley Family Saga, including A Midwinter's Tale; and standalones such as Home for Christmas and The Cardinal Sins.
A leading spokesperson for generations of Catholics, Father Greeley unflinchingly urged his beloved Church to become more responsive to believers' evolving concerns. He chronicled his service to the Church in two autobiographies, Confessions of a Parish Priest and Furthermore!

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TitleHome for Christmas
AuthorAndrew M. Greeley
Editionunabridged
PublisherMacmillan + ORM, 2009
ISBN1429973218, 9781429973212
Length224 pages
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Fiction / Christian / Contemporary
Fiction / Holidays
  
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