Patricia K. Davis

A Midnight Carol imagines the circumstances behind Charles Dickens' famed Christmas story. A financially struggling Dickens pins all his hopes on a tale to rekindle the Christmas spirit, only to be taken advantage of by his unscrupulous publisher. Dickens' kindness to several street urchins brings him unlikely allies in the struggle for justice and makes for an entertaining romp through Victorian England's gentrified townhouses and gentlemen's clubs and its gutters and gaming rooms. A fun seasonal read and a great complement to seeing a production of A Christmas Carol.… (plus d'informations)