I just had to review this one this month… I didn’t expect to!
Seven years after Jacob Marley and the three ghosts of Christmas changed Ebenezer’s life, Scrooge has a problem. He’s given away most of his money and brightened many lives, restored churches, and made London workhouses better for those living and working inside. If only all of that made him feel better about his life…
Ebenezer is plagued with doubt. Even with all of his philanthropy, he still has questions he can’t answer. Are the scales balanced? Did he do enough good in his life to avoid Jacob Marley’s fate? And when a very special person dies, he adds another question: Why did God let it happen?
When he falls ill himself, Ebenezer’s questions take on a new desperation.
From the Cratchits to the workhouse fundraisers to nephew Fred, you’ll be reintroduced to several old friends, as well as a few new ones. With each visitor, Ebenezer tries to get closer to the answers to his questions. As the clock starts to run out, Ebenezer will need the words from an old friend to tip the scales in his favor.
Saving Ebenezer picks up on a story started by Charles Dickens in 1843 with A Christmas Carol. Christians will appreciate a heartwarming story of God’s love shown in tragedy while all readers will enjoy the common points between Saving Ebenezer and the original work.
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Thoughts
I read this after seeing the author’s ad with Chautona Havig’s thoughts on the book from her podcast.
I will mention that I have not read Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol though I have watched it. So, not really knowing the story this is a “sequel” of I found an impressive and thought provoking novella that is a need to read story for anyone who has read A Christmas Carol.
There is a big factor of sadness of course but I still found it to be an encouraging and good story… That I may even reread a few hundred times.
Abigail Kay Harris 
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