Carol for Another Christmas

By Elizabeth Ann Scarborough

Book Overview

The spirit of Ebeneezer Scrooge returns to the 20th century to teach a lonely woman the meaning of Christmas in this delightful holiday fable from Nebula Award-winning author Elizabeth Ann Scarborough.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0441016464
• ISBN13: 9780441016464
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: Ace Books
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 0.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.1" x 6.6"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 12 and higher

Customer Reviews

New treatment on popular theme.

I enjoyed the book. I have liked most of the "Christmas Carol" variations tho.

Bring it Back in Print!

Over the years, I have read and seen enough takes on Dickens' masterwork to make one say "What the Dickens?" over and over again. So I came upon this on a bargain table at my local Waldenbooks and decided I'd at least see what it said. Now at least bringing Scrooge back to help someone else in his situation was a new idea. Ms. Scarborough turned it into a real holiday ride with enjoyable characters and making them all her own and not just modern carbon copies of the originals. By the end, it would have been worth even paying the retail price. Hey,folks, this at least deserves a paperback reissue. In fact, this should even be sent to Patrick Stewart--maybe he'd like to do a follow-up to his marvelous performances on stage,audio, and film. And I know Ms. Scarborough is no unknown writer. This is a "Carol" for the Present and Future.

Dickens would love this update of "A Christmas Carol"!!

Fresh and inventive, this book kept me reading as if I hadn't ever read the original on which it's based. I thought I knew what was going to happen, but in Scarborough's hands, the retelling of the familiar tale is brand-new and wonderfully funny and touching. Definitely a fable for the computer age! Ms. Scarborough is a fabulous writer and I plan to read a lot more of her books!