Audio narrated by John Dossett, an excellent reader who "plays" the part of Luke Crisp exceptionally well. The back cover describes this story as a "modern holiday version of the biblical story of the prodigal son" and that's exactly what it is. When Luke graduates with his BA his father wants him to go on & get his MBA so he can turn his Fortune 500 company over to him. After graduating with his MBA Luke decides he doesn't want to run his father's company but wants to take his trust fund & travel with a group of "friends," never seeing, until it is too late, that they only see him as an ATM machine. What follows is a humbling experience that will result in Luke's maturity and a return to the father who loved him unconditionally. A feel good story with a happy ending. a boys mother dies when hes 7 so his dad raises him. the dad built up a copy shop which made millions , the boy working along side him. the dad decides the boy needs to go out of state to go to college , the boy not wanting to but listens to his dad. he was a good boy at the time.there at college he meets a nice girl, but gets involved with a bad roommate boy. after graduation instead of going back to the company, the bad roommate convinces him to go travel in Europe with him. he told his dad, who was disappointed but did nothing to stop him . he had a million dollar trust fundonly the bad roommate didnt have his credit card working so the boy ended up paying for everything, and they only stayed at the very best $4,000 a night rooms and food. the only good friend he had that had morals was killed the day after graduation when a drunk driver ran him over in teh crosswalk. the bad roommate used all his money, the girlfriend left him as she wanted someone rich and now he was broke and homeless living on the street. he called his dads office to find out his dad had heart surgery (which they never mentioned again in the book, i was surprised about that) and that his dad had disowned him so he didnt feel he could call himhe was beaten and robbed, but a nice man stopped to help him, he was in his underwear, they took everything else. he gave him a job in a nursing home and provided him room and board. he got a job at one of his dads copy centers but when he saw what they were doing in the corporate office he had to step in and contacted his dad who was so happy to see him. they went back to the office and kicked out the guy who was messing up the whole company, got his girlfriend and her son to come and join them. so it all worked out
What do You think about Lost December (2011)?
An interesting take on the Prodigal Son, but I felt like it missed the mark on a few accounts. If it had been developed and refined further, it could have been much better...-The writing and story seemed to unfold too quickly...-I felt a lack of attachment to the characters -Candace is made to seem like a gold digger at the last second. There's nothing to suggest that previously. -Luke's wrong choices always feel like a lack of standing up for himself and being a victim of his apathy as opposed to deliberate wrong choices. I feel like the story could have had a more powerful message if he had seemed more deliberate in his choices to do wrong, which would have foiled him choosing goodness.BUT the story did have some merits-it's a feel good story about what matters most-it's a quick read-if you want to pay attention to an admirable character, my favorite is Luke's father
—shalia1468
Audio narrated by John Dossett, an excellent reader who "plays" the part of Luke Crisp exceptionally well. The back cover describes this story as a "modern holiday version of the biblical story of the prodigal son" and that's exactly what it is. When Luke graduates with his BA his father wants him to go on & get his MBA so he can turn his Fortune 500 company over to him. After graduating with his MBA Luke decides he doesn't want to run his father's company but wants to take his trust fund & travel with a group of "friends," never seeing, until it is too late, that they only see him as an ATM machine. What follows is a humbling experience that will result in Luke's maturity and a return to the father who loved him unconditionally. A feel good story with a happy ending.
—robopin1
A tale similar to the prodigal son. Nice when he finally comes around.
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