Skipping Christmas by John Grisham

To help celebrate Christmas, I recently read Skipping Christmas, a novel by John Grisham.  It's equally as good as The Rooster Bar, and much better than the movie it was adapted into, Christmas with the Kranks with Tim Allen.  The novel is about an accountant and his wife who, when their daughter decides to join the Peace Corps, both decide to skip Christmas one year in favor of taking a cruise.  The rest of their neighbors beg to differ!  Mainly on display here is Grisham's crisp, clear writing, one which offers great descriptions while also capturing many of the niceties of small town and Christmas season life.  He really is one of the best writers working today, and much more than just the guy who wrote The Firm.  I've actually bought a number of his books and plan to read all of them.  Check him out!