Skipping Christmas

John Grisham is the author of forty works of fiction and one of non-fiction. His works are translated into forty-two languages. He lives in Virginia. <p><b>The bestselling novel behind the iconic movie<i> Christmas with the Kranks</i></b><br><br>Imagine a year without Christmas. No crowded shops no corny office parties no fruitcakes and no unwanted presents.<br><br>That's just what Luther and Nora Krank have in mind when they decide that just this once they'll kip the holiday altogether.<br><br>Theirs will be the only house on the street without decorations a Christmas Eve bash or even a tree. Because come December 25th they're setting sail on a Caribbean cruise.<br><br>But as this weary couple is about to discover skipping Christmas brings enormous consequences - and isn't half as easy as they'd imagined . . .</p> <p><b>The bestselling novel behind the iconic movie<i> Christmas with the Kranks</i></b><br><br>Imagine a year without Christmas. No crowded shops no corny office parties no fruitcakes and no unwanted presents.<br><br>That's just what Luther and Nora Krank have in mind when they decide that just this once they'll kip the holiday altogether.<br><br>Theirs will be the only house on the street without decorations a Christmas Eve bash or even a tree. Because come December 25th they're setting sail on a Caribbean cruise.<br><br>But as this weary couple is about to discover skipping Christmas brings enormous consequences - and isn't half as easy as they'd imagined . . .</p>