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The Christmas Shoes(《圣诞舞鞋》)是一部罕见的根据歌曲创作的畅销小说。小说的灵感来源于基督教音乐团体NewSong创作的同名畅销歌曲。小说于2001年年底面世,一经发表便获得了广泛好评,并于2002年登上了美国New York Times(《纽约时报》)畅销书排行榜。同年12月,改编自该书的同名电影在美国上映,并获得了可观的票房收入。该书的作者Donna VanLiere是美国《纽约时报》和USA Today(《今日美国》)的畅销书作家。她的Christmas Hope系列小说十分畅销,已出版四本,分别为The Christmas Shoes(2002)、The Christmas Blessing(2003)、The Christmas Hope《2005)以及The Christmas Promise(2007)。The Christmas Shoes是该系列的第一本小说。它语言朴实,情感细腻,用一些最平常不过的场景,一群普通人的生活,体现了最现实的生活,于不经意间给人以感劝和启迪。
The Christmas Shoes (“Christmas Dance Shoes”) is a rare best-selling novel based on songs. The novel was inspired by the best-selling songs of the same name created by the NewSong Christian music group. The novel was published at the end of the world in 2001 and received wide acclaim as soon as it was published. In 2002, it reached the bestseller list of the New York Times in the United States. In December of the same year, the film of the same name, which was adapted from the book, was released in the United States and received a considerable box office income. The author of the book, Donna VanLiere, is a bestseller writer for the New York Times and USA Today. Her Christmas Hope series of novels is very popular and she has published four books, including The Christmas Shoes (2002), The Christmas Blessing (2003), The Christmas Hope (2005), and The Christmas Promise (2007). The Christmas Shoes is the first novel in the series. It has a simple language and delicate emotions. With some of the most common scenes, the life of a group of ordinary people reflects the most realistic life, and inadvertently gives people persuasion and enlightenment.