A Carol for Mrs. Dickens
by Rebecca Connolly is a great novella that helps put the heart and promise into a festive season.

I enjoyed this quick novella that was a take on Dickens’ classic novel. This time it is his wife, Catherine, that needs the self-reflection. She has the right foundation, that Christmas is ultimately about the birth of Christ, however this meaning loses its purpose if one is deflated, down, and dreading day to day life and looking at things as drudgeries.

This time of remembrance and reflection helps pull out the love and passion for life that she still has for life and her husband and helps her realize this in time to celebrate all the reasons for the season.

4.5/5 stars

Thank you NG and Shadow Mountain Publishing for this wonderful arc and in return I am submitting my unbiased and voluntary review and opinion.

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A new twist on A Christmas Carol
Rebecca Connolly has done it again in this wonderful, thought-provoking story. Christmas has come again and Catherine, Kate, Dickens feels the burdens of the season. With decorations, parties, guests, pregnancy, and of course her children and husband Charles, she is feeling overwhelmed, overworked, and not at all merry and bright. When an encounter with a temporary cook sends her on her own adventure reliving some of her best Christmas memories attitudes and values are re-evaluated. Can she find the Christmas she used to know? A wonderful heart touching story. Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for the copy. This is my review and all thoughts are my own.