Skipping Christmas

Christmas with The Kranks

By: John Grisham

Narrated by: Dennis Boutsikaris

Brought to you by Penguin.

Imagine a year without Christmas. No crowded shops, no corny office parties, no fruitcakes, no unwanted presents. That's just what Luther and Nora Krank have in mind when they decide that, just this once, they'll skip the holiday altogether. Theirs will be the only house on the street without a rooftop Frosty the snowman; they won't be hosting their annual Christmas Eve bash; they aren't even going to have a tree. They won't need one, because come December 25 they're setting sail on a Caribbean cruise. But, as this weary couple is about to discover, skipping Christmas brings enormous consequences - and isn't half as easy as they'd imagined.

A classic tale for modern times, Skipping Christmas offers a hilarious look at the chaos and frenzy that has become part of our holiday tradition.

© Belfry Holdings, Inc. 2001 (P) Penguin Audio 2005

Critic reviews

Grisham may well be the best American storyteller writing today

Grisham is an absolute master

You can take the adventure out of Grisham, but you can’t take Grisham out of his adventures . . . an impressive read

A great story-teller

A giant of the thriller genre

Sense of Humour

A typical Johb Grisham treat! Very practical middle-class dilemma handled crisply and humourously l! Hats Off!