"Men's courses will foreshadow certain ends, to which, if persevered in, they must lead," said Scrooge. "But if the courses be departed from, the ends will change." -Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol Carole is a modern day, career-driven woman who has little time for love and even less time for Christmas. While escaping the flirtation of a co-worker and the trappings of an office Christmas party, she meets a mysterious stranger. With this man, she travels back in time to 1843 London. There, she becomes a guest in the home of Charles Dickens, as he writes "A Christmas Carol." People and events that inspire Mr. Dickens become part of Carole's life. The secrets she learns about the man, his life, and his writing affect her in ways she could never have imagined. This novella is a story about love, life, the Christmas spirit, and redemption.