THIS IS THE NEWLY ISSUED 20TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION The holidays have arrived and Richmond is bustling with activity. For the Reid family, however, this Christmas looms as a dreaded reminder that a year ago their lives were changed forever... The story opens Christmas weekend with 16-year-old Scott Reid working his bagboy job at the local super market. That afternoon he approaches a stranger, after observing the elderly man oddly sitting outside in the cold for hours reading. Scott learns that the stranger, who is dressed in clothes as outdated as his vintage automobile, was passing through when his car broke down. Not wanting the man, who calls himself Zachery, to be stranded over the long holiday weekend, Scott invites him home. But soon after the Reid's guest arrives, events unfold that will leave the family to wonder if more than chance brought the stranger into their home. Then Christmas morning they wake to a most unexpected surprise. Only then do they discover the mysterious identity of their guest. What they learn may be the most wondrous part of all. . .