Christmas Yet to Come By D. B. Carter-Christmas Book Review

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 Book Summary

Christmas may only be a few days away, but for sixteen-year-old Mark, it’s the bleak midwinter. Living in the poor area of town run by the local drug dealer, he is trying to get an education while caring for his little sister Lizzy and their addict father. Mary, the girl on the train to whom his heart secretly belongs, wants to help, but how can she? When the very little money his family has runs out just days before Christmas, things keep getting worse, until something happens that plunges Mark and his sister into an even deeper crisis. Then, at his darkest point, he finds hope in the message of the season and his late mother’s favourite story about Ebenezer Scrooge. For Mark and Lizzy, is there is a Christmas yet to come? A modern Dickensian tale of hope, love, romance, and friendship.

Book Details

• ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08P6B38DG
• Genre: 
• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Independently published (December 1, 2020)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Paperback ‏ : ‎ 136 pages
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 979-8574285541

• ****I received a complimentary book from publishers, publicists, NetGalley, book tours, and or authors.  A review was not required and all opinions and ideas expressed are my own.****

My Review

Christmas Yet to Come is a novella that I read in one sitting. Even though it is a short book, it carries a powerful punch to reader's hearts. You quickly learn of siblings Mark and Lizzy's precarious life situation. Their mom has passed and their father is a drunk and druggie who is spending any money they have to feed his addictions. I felt so sad for teenager Mark and his 12-year-old sister Lizzy. They are just getting by, but there is always that underlying hope and memories of their mother who tried to make their lives better.

This story can be looked at as a modern-day Christmas Carol. Without giving anything away, several things happen that make them think of the past, present, and future. This was a beautiful part of the book. Mark is such a wonderful character always stopping to take care of others and finding ways to help anyone around him. There is also a sweet little romance for Mark. 

 Christmas Yet to Come shows us that even in the toughest of circumstances we still can be kind and be a good example to others. My favorite take from the book was something that Lizzy and Mark talked about at the end of the story.

Lizzy asked,“Do you really think one person can change the world just with their words?”  

Mark considered the proposition. “I can’t see why not. We know it’s not impossible. I guess we all change the world a little bit every day, and sometimes the ripples of change spread further.”

 Even though this book had some dark moments there were sunbeams of hope and happiness too. It will bring the true spirit of Christmas into your heart and home. 

****Meet Author D. B. Carter****

D. B. Carter lives with his family on the edge of a small town nestled amongst the rolling hills of rural Devon, England.

The son of two nomadic artists, he grew up in a world of creativity, studying painting techniques under his parents' tutelage. In his 20s, he went to university and followed a career in science and later commerce, running his own business for twenty years.

A lifelong bibliophile, he is firmly of the opinion that there is no such thing as too many books, only insufficient shelf space; it was his love of classical literature, of Dickens and Brontë, that led to the creation of his first novel, "The Cherries."

His philosophy is, "If we look for the good, we will find it." 

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