One Christmas Lasts Forever
By Robert Gaines
Late one Christmas Eve, a father unexpectedly steps back into his childhood of parents and grandparents, only to realize his children are standing behind him . . .
A unique and beautifully illustrated story of eternal bonds . . . with a wondrous twist.
This timeless tale was written by Robert Gaines and illustrated by Sarah Harris.
Meet The Author
Bob Gaines
Born into a naval family in 1945, Bob Gaines was raised in California, Rhode Island, and Virginia. Even as a child, he had an obsession for recording his stray thoughts into hundreds of notebooks.
After graduating from San Diego State, Bob became an award-winning sportswriter and columnist for the largest daily newspaper in North San Diego County, soon noted for both his humor and ability to portray the depth and compassion of his subjects.
In the early 1990s, Bob left California to become director of development communications at Bucknell University in Pennsylvania. He edited The Beauty of Bucknell (Harmony House, 2001), along with being the key writer for hundreds of university publications and several Bucknell documentaries.
The Loose Chronicles is the third book he has had published, after The Three Mathewsons (Hidden Shelf 2012) and The Christian Gentleman: How Christy Mathewson’s Faith and Fastball Forever Changed Baseball(Roman & Littlefield 2015). One Christmas Lasts Forever will be released this fall. His first novel—The Brave Historian—will be published by Hidden Shelf in 2019.
Meet The Artist
Sarah Harris
Sarah Harris is a digital illustrator and fine artist. She creates colorful and soft illustrations and paintings that are inspired by figure and portrait artwork, and the natural world around us. Sarah’s preferred media is Photoshop CS5 using a Cintiq 22HD, graphite pencils, and oils. Her Art education started with high school classes and she graduated from the College of Idaho with a BFA in Fine Art.
She currently lives in Idaho with her husband, James. When she’s not actively painting she plays volleyball, enjoys backpacking and fishing, and plays video games.
Other books that Sarah has illustrated include: The Extreme Adventures of Wrecking Rex: The BMX Race: Adventure One by Cindy Teddy Williams, and One Christmas Lasts Forever (2017) By R.D. Gaines.
