Angels We Have Heard on High [Hardcover]

Joan Wester Anderson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 23, 1997

In this beautiful book, New York Times bestselling author Joan Wester Anderson weaves a wreath of the blessings we receive when we least expect them--a joyful reminder that today, no less than two thousand years ago, Christmas is the season of miracles.

Prayers from people on a Christmas card lists bring a long-lost son home. The music of Christmas transforms an irritable Santa Claus line at a mall. A cross glows without electricity in a message of hope, and an angel warms a freezing child. All these and other wonderful stories reveal that when we have faith, we can find ourselves unexpectedly blessed, during Christmas and through every day of the year.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Even nonreligious types will find inspiration in these real-life accounts of holiday blessing and miracles. Joan Wester Anderson tells of a neighborhood's outrage when a home is vandalized because of the menorah displayed in the window. Although it was the only Jewish household on the block, the next night all of the neighbors spontaneously placed menorahs in their windows in solidarity. In Angels We Have Heard on High we meet families who have no money for gifts and how this plight becomes a blessing. We hear of angel sightings and tender mercies that warm freezing children and guide lost hunters. When you need a helping of holiday cheer, Angels We Have Heard on High is even better than cookies and spiced eggnog.

From the Publisher

Written with Joan Wester Anderson's signature charm and warmth, Angels We Have Heard on High is a collection of true stories that remind us of the importance of giving and receiving blessings during the holidays and throughout the year. One of my favorite stories in this book is about a woman who loses the one keepsake she has of her father -- a collection of books -- only to have them returned to her a few months later by a complete stranger!

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: Ballantine Books; 1 edition (September 23, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0345412036
• ISBN-13: 978-0345412034
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 5.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,124,320 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I started writing when we bought a handyman-special house that didn't come with a handyman. We had four sons at that point (a daughter finally arrived a year after we moved) so I started magazine freelance-writing. Collected a lot of rejection slips but I also learned a lot about the industry. I was completely self-taught and have never taken a journalism course.

By lurches and mistakes, I added a second income to the family while staying at home. A friend and I, on a lark, did a book on household humor together, and we found a publisher right away. The first book led to a second, but then my co-writer went off to a real job at a university. I continued at home with the magazine articles, an occasional book (the books never sold very well) and a speaking sideline that got me out of the house occasionally.

In 1992, as I made plans to finish my career in writing, I did one last book, Where Angels Walk, which became a New York Times best seller, and is still on bookshelves and published in at least 18 languages lo! these past almost-20 years. I never did stop writing, and have just completed #8 in my angel/miracles series. I also have returned to my roots---with a humorous book on family life, Moms Go Where Angels Fear to Tread.

I'm very grateful to God for allowing me to do this kind of work. My father once said that a person who loves her job will never work a day in her life, and that is me. I hope you are a new reader. Please check my website (and many new angel stories) at http://joanwanderson.com.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Inspiring...made saying "Yes to God's call" a reality, November 18, 1998

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[e-mail] (Ft. Myers, Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Angels We Have Heard on High (Hardcover)

Mary & Joseph are real believeable people in Anderson's introduction which sets the stage for the rest of the story. I felt blessed by the stories ...brief and to the point as they were. Each has its unique blessing and ability to capture a personal meaning for me! Its on my list to give this year!

4.0 out of 5 stars Heart Warming Anecdotes of Selfless Acts, January 5, 2010

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Stephen Zack (Maui, Hawaii) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Angels We Have Heard on High: A Book of Seasonal Blessings (Paperback)

This book is a collection of short stories of good deeds being rewarded,

people touched by earth angels, and the power of prayer and faith.

These touching stories have different messages of hope and generosity.

These feel good stories are not organized in any logical order to create a theme

or flow to the book.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Well it was ok!, August 23, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Angels We Have Heard on High (Hardcover)

Well I would just like to say this if anyone listens to the voice of my opinion!Well it was alright.I really thought the other books that she had published were a whole lot better.It was also really too short of a book.I really recommend her other books!Thats all to my voice of freedom!!But maybe it just me who nows!