Download or read book A Christmas Promise written by Anne Perry and published by . This book was released on 2010-09-01 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: December 1883. When 13-year-old Gracie Phipps sees Minnie shivering on the street, she finds herself drawn into the search for Charlie, a missing donkey. As Minnie talks though, Gracie becomes conscious there is more to the story that the loss of an animal: Charlie disappeared the day before Minnie's uncle died.