Christmas Wishes: Christmas Letters\Rainy Day Kisses | 
 enlarge | Author: Debbie Macomber
Publisher: Mira
Category: Book
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Rating:  5 reviews
Media: Mass Market Paperback
Pages: 432
Number Of Items: 1
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Dimensions (in): 6.5 x 4.1 x 1.5
ISBN: 0778325067
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780778325062
Publication Date: November 1, 2007
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Katherine O'Connor (known as K.O.) adores her five-year-old twin nieces -- and strongly objects to her sister's plans to dispense with Christmas. Zelda is following the theories of child psychologist Wynn Jeffries, author of The Free Child (and, as it happens, K.O.'s neighbor). K.O. is particularly horrified by his edict to "bury Santa under the sleigh," and she's out to prove that Wynn and his ideas are full of . . . snow. He's not going to ruin her nieces' Christmas! Too bad the guy's so darned attractive . . . Rainy Day Kisses is a delightful romantic comedy at Christmas -- or any other time of the year! Seventeen years ago, Susannah Simmons was a career girl who knew nothing about babies. But after babysitting her infant niece, Michelle, Susannah learned that one determined -- and screaming -- baby can make the corporate world look like . . . child's play. Thank goodness for her charming neighbor Nate Townsend. Now he's her charming husband, and Susannah's a mother as well as an aunt. And every Christmas, Michelle tells her cousins how their mom met their dad -- a story in which she plays a starring role!
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K.O.'s Eating Disorder December 2, 2008
College Kid (USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I liked these stories - so four stars.
But I was disappointed - and frankly, concerned - to see K.O weighing herself first-thing every single morning, agonizing over gaining 2lbs, reducing caloric intake for the day, spending the day on the treadmill, starving herself, and brushing her teeth whenever she gets hungry so she won't eat. The only things she eats, when she's alone, is stuff like 'a piece of dry toast' for breakfast, and 'a cup of yogurt and a glass of V8' for lunch. She has a bran muffin once a week, as a treat. Her stomach is rumbling, and she can't bear to look at food, but she refuses to eat. Instead, she gets on the treadmill. Because Wynn "won't want her" if he finds out she gained weight. Really, she says that. And she's talking about 2 pounds!!
If this is how K.O. lives her life, I think she's questionably close to suffering from an eating disorder. She's like one of those anorexic girls in the Intervention show who say "I'm just watching what I eat, ok? Back off!" But daily weigh-ins, having rules about reduced calorie days, brushing your teeth instead of eating... This is not a healthy way to live. She's certainly coming in under the 2000 calorie line, and then she works out for 4 miles on the treadmill? When people admit to doing that, they often have deeper problems.
K.O. sets a bad example for the rest of us by making it seem normal, even desirable, to be so fixated on her weight (instead of her strength and her health) and to take measures like these to manage her weight. I think K.O.'s next stop on Blossom street should be a counselor.
 Don't like K.O. every other paragraph December 9, 2007
B. Malheiro (Tarrytown, NY United States)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Found this story very difficult to read. Would have preferred if the author used a name rather than K.O. Distracts from the smoothness of the story.
 Great Holdiay Read---Laugh Out Loud Funny!!!! December 6, 2007
Carrie A. Tripp (Ironton, MO)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Christmas Wishes: Christmas LettersRainy Day Kisses
This book was laugh out loud funny!!!! I have just recently discovered Debbie Macomber, and I thought this book was considerably different from the Blossom Street books I have been reading. I think Debbie Macomber is a very versatile author. It isn't often I read someone's work that I can both laugh and cry at!!! Way to go!!!
Oh, and I love the confrontation between author/doctor and just a regular family member!!!!
Christmas Wishes November 29, 2007
Marcia A. Tesdahl (Industry, Ca.)
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
Christmas Wishes: Christmas LettersRainy Day Kisses
Debbie Macomber never ceases to amaze me. She keeps your heart strings pulled and always makes the best reading for any time of the year!!
 Christmas Wishes November 4, 2007
Shirley L. Butler (Springfield, VA)
0 out of 14 found this review helpful
I would like to review this book, but I need Large print and hard cover When will that be available??????????
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