{"product_id":"9780670881765","title":"Twas the Night Before: A Love Story","description":"\u003ci\u003eDecember  1998\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e            Jerry Jenkins has written more than 120 books and is best known for his Left Behind series, which includes \u003ci\u003eLeft Behind,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eTribulation,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNicolae,\u003c\/i\u003e and  \u003ci\u003eSoul Harvest\u003c\/i\u003e. With his most recent book, \u003ci\u003e'Twas the Night Before,\u003c\/i\u003e the talented storyteller has written a Dickensian tale that will touch the heart and rekindle  faith in love. \u003cp\u003e  Noella and Tom are engaged to be married. Noella, a journalism professor at Northwestern University, and Tom, a reporter for the \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune,\u003c\/i\u003e both think they have found something special following several failed relationships. However, as Christmas approaches, they discover differences in their personalities -- Noella is the eternal optimist, Tom  a thoroughgoing pessimist. When Noella insists that a silver medallion she received as a child was actually given to her by Santa Claus, Tom begins to wonder how someone who has a Ph.D. in journalism can continue to believe in a childhood fantasy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnfortunately, Noella and Tom can't get past this and other disagreements, and they begin to realize they are just too dissimilar to get married. Heartbroken,  Tom heads to the Black Forest in Germany to write a story for the \u003ci\u003eTribune\u003c\/i\u003e about Father Christmas. What he sees changes his life and restores his faith in more than Santa.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  With books that have topped the religious-fiction bestseller lists, Jerry Jenkins is far from a one-dimensional writer. His work ranges from children's books to biographies (he assisted Billy Graham with his bestseller \u003ci\u003eJust As I Am\u003c\/i\u003e) to stories and articles in periodicals such as \u003ci\u003eThe Reader's Digest\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Viking Adult","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47014151389424,"sku":"9780670881765","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780670881765_p0.gif?v=1763611238","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780670881765","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}