Shakespeare in Love meets A Christmas Carol in this debut novel set as Dickens writes his beloved classic, which Anthony Doerr calls 'as foggy and haunted and redemptive as the original...I read it in a couple of ebullient, Christmassy gulps'.
Samantha Silva is the author of the novels Love and Fury and Mr. Dickens and His Carol, and a screenwriter who has sold projects to Paramount, Universal, and New Line Cinema. She lives in Boise, Idaho
An Indie Next Pick "[Silva] tunes herself to Dickens's imaginative
frequency...She inhabits Dickens's sensitivity to London's
atmosphere, its chancellors and urchins, its cobblestones and
fog."
--The New York Times Book Review "Poignant...Impeccably delivered
in a sprightly prose that wants to be read out loud...Silva, one
senses, is a natural-born giver, a writer who most likely leaves a
candle burning in the winter nights, inviting restless
perambulators in."
--Chicago Tribune "Mr. Dickens and His Carol is a charming, comic,
and ultimately poignant story about the creation of the most famous
Christmas tale ever written. It's as foggy and haunted and
redemptive as the original; it's all heart, and I read it in a
couple of ebullient, Christmassy gulps."
--Anthony Doerr, #1 New York Times bestselling author of All The
Light We Cannot See
"Mr. Dickens and His Carol is a novel of pure charm and humor, a
terrific holiday tale. Samantha Silva had me haunting those dark
streets alongside her inspired Dickens."
--Jess Walter, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Beautiful
Ruins
"Comical and haunting."
--oprahmag.com (Best Christmas Books of All Time) Glittering...Rich
and poignant...infused with holiday spirit like the best of
Dickens.
--BookRiot "Graced by the ghostly presence of Mr. Dickens
himself...Promise[s] to put you in the holiday spirit."
--USA Today
"In this exceptional work uncovering the grime and glitter of
19th-century London, readers will find another framework from which
to examine their hearts before Christmas."
--BookPage "Funny, clever, and touching, with a surprise ending
that is a perfect Dickensian fit...Just in time for this holiday
season."
--Reader's Corner "This clever, original debut brilliantly imagines
the writing of A Christmas Carol...Wildly moving, chock full of
Dickensian atmosphere and written in a style as rich as a Victorian
Christmas dinner."
--The Daily Mail
"Wonderfully Dickensian...With the wit and sprightly tone of a
classic storyteller, Silva presents a heartwarming tale of
friendship and renewal that's imbued with the true Christmas
spirit."
--Booklist "On its way to becoming a classic not unlike its subject
matter."
--Bustle
"A fun and charming - not to mention unique - take on a holiday
classic...Whether you're intimately familiar with A Christmas Carol
or not, Mr. Dickens and His Christmas Carol is sure to please those
looking to get into the holiday spirit."
--PopMatters "Told with such eloquence and imagery that you feel
like you are in Victorian England right alongside the
characters...Christmas spirit leaps from the pages...This is the
type of book that grips you right from the beginning to the very
last page; it's the perfect book to read coming into this holiday
season."
--Yakima Herald "As welcome as a mug of hot chocolate on a December
afternoon...Has all the makings of a holiday favorite...Offers the
kind of gifts that readers will be happy to open again every
year."
--Providence Journal "A wonderful, heartwarming story that is
filled with Christmas spirit...Brings Victorian London to life with
wit, humor, and a few references to the original story...I believe
[Dickens] would have liked the book."
--The Oklahoman "[Silva's] accomplished screenwriting shines
through in this, her debut novel--she conjures a distinctive voice
to tell her tale, one not unlike the distinctive voice that Dickens
utilizes in his stories."
--Idaho Statesman "A lovely read."
--New York Post ("15 Books You Should Buy for Everyone on Your Gift
List") "A truly imaginative and beautifully written ghost story
weaving truth and fiction to create something familiar yet
new."
--Washington Independent Review of Books "Filled with holiday
spirit and comedic relief, Silva's Victorian London may be just the
escape you need during what can be a frazzling time of year."
--The Everygirl "Witty...Endearing."
--Columbus Dispatch "Atmospheric...Entertaining...Brings yuletide
London to life."
--Missourian
"Silva has imagined an intriguing and atmospheric backstory to the
quintessential holiday tale and its most revered author."
--Library Journal "No writer in the history of literature so
embodies the season of Christmas as Charles Dickens, a man who was
alive to his fingertips from start to finish. Among his finest
moments was surely when he wrote and published his mythic tale of
Scrooge, Jacob Marley, and Tiny Tim, changing hearts and minds,
then and now. Samantha Silva brings the great man, the Inimitable,
to sizzling life in Mr. Dickens and His Carol. This man who brimmed
with Christmases past, present, and future walks onto the public
stage again in these pages, takes a bow, and enjoys the ringing
applause."
--Jay Parini, author of The Last Station and The Passages of H.M.
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