My Review
The classic A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens comes to life as an eclectic group gathers to study and review the novel. But the assignments turn the study into a life application scenario. I enjoyed the parallel plot echoing through the pages. I’ve pulled down my copy of A Christmas Carol ready to brush up on the original Scrooge.
I found myself accepting the assignments—at least mentally. I won’t spoil the read by telling you what the assignments are. You’ll have to read for yourself.
I did come away with the renewed belief that I can’t change anyone, only God can. I have a great example of that fact. My mother told me I couldn’t change my husband to be, so be very sure about marriage. I heard her and married him anyway. She was so right–hehe. Presently, I’m realizing daily that I can’t change my children. I can influence, model, advise, etc. but only God can change the person.
This story reminds me that God is in control even when it takes time for things to right themselves or change. Perhaps even after the ones involved pass away. God fits all the pieces together. He is not caught off guard.
I’m off to buy another one of her books, 24 Days Before Christmas.
About the Book
Book: Christmas Carol Society
Author: Rebekah Jones
Genre: Holiday Fiction, Christian Fiction
Release Date: October 30, 2019
Christmas Carol Society – How Do You Impersonate a Christmas Ghost?
The Christmas season has arrived. The members of the newly-formed Christmas Carol Society are beginning their weekly meetings. Charlie Baker finds the first meeting odd enough, but when the assignments start, he has to wonder why he allowed himself to get roped into attending. Miss Dartmoor tells her members to impersonate the Ghost of Christmas Past for their own personal Scrooge.
Just how does a mere human accomplish such an absurd task? Charlie tries to figure it out, but begins to see the Lord might plan for the assignments to have a deeper impact on him than he expected.
An impact that Charlie isn’t sure he wants to face.
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About the Author
Rebekah Jones is first and foremost a follower of the Living God. She started
writing as a little girl, seeking to glorify her King with her books and stories.
Rebekah is an old soul in a young body (she’s not 12 —honest!) While her exact age is classified, her interests are not. Among them are reading a variety of books, singing, playing, and composing music, studying all manner of subjects, nannying an adventurous group of youngsters, and, of course, writing her books, poems, articles, and short stories. She writes a wide range of books from gentle children’s adventures to family sagas to murder mysteries.
More from Rebekah Jones
Christmas Carol Society is a book very near and dear to my heart. Partly because of Charles Dicken’s A Christmas Carol, which is among my favorites, and partly due to my characters. Especially, Charlie Baker.
Charlie is very special to me. He wants to hide in his tiny corner of the world, and give up. He wants to give up on a world that has hurt him tremendously or taken people he loved. He wants to push away any possibility of repeating the past; he doesn’t want to be hurt again.
Charlie doesn’t want to join the Christmas Carol Society. He doesn’t want to find a “Scrooge.” He doesn’t want to make new friends. He doesn’t want to do any of it.
He joins because he loves his cousin. He doesn’t do it for any other reason.
His father encourages him to do it right, if he’s going to do it at all. His cousin calls him out, when his Christianity is at odds with his behavior. And Albert, his would-be friend, just doesn’t give up on him.
In a sense, Charlie is a Scrooge – and yet, he’s not. He has to find a Scrooge of his own. And through it, he finds himself doing all the things that he really doesn’t want to do at all – and it’s a good thing. Painful sometimes, but good. Scary at times, but good.
The characters that the LORD uses to teach me the most, end up being particularly special to me. Charlie is one of them. In some ways, I relate to Charlie rather a lot, and writing this story drove me to prayer often, so I would know what to do next. I frequently wasn’t sure where the story would go. But I learned along with Charlie.
I hope that my readers will love Charlie Baker as much as I do, and that his story, along with the others in this book, will in some way bless and encourage my readers for the LORD’s glory.
To the KING be all the glory!
Blog Stops
Because I said so — and other adventures in Parenting, September 6
Connect in Fiction, September 6
Ashley’s Bookshelf, September 7
Emily Yager, September 7
Happily Managing a Household of Boys, September 8
Musings of a Sassy Bookish Mama, September 8
Giveaway
To celebrate her tour, Rebekah is giving away the grand prize package of a copy of Christmas Carol Society, a copy of A Christmas Carol, and an ornament!!
Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.
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This book intrigues me. Thanks for another chance to win iy
I love anything Christmas, thanks for sharing.
What a great idea for a book! I hope I can read this one soon! I can identify with Rebekah; I am an old soul too. Thanks for the chance to enter the giveaway!
This book looks and sounds like a great read. Would love to love to read and review book(s) in print format. Sounds very intriguing.
Always loved Charles Dickens in a Christmas Carol. Would love to read this book. Sounds like a Best Seller to me
I can read Christmas books all year round not just at Christmas.
Seeing how Charlie completes the assignments and what he finds out and accomplishes sounds really intriguing and interesting. Book sounds like a page turner and one I would love to read many times.
Hope I Win and thanks for to win.
Wonderful review! Sounds like the perfect holiday read. Thank you for sharing.
Love Christmas books. Thank you for sharing.