Arguably the most famous Christmas novel of all, A Christmas Carol is as familiar to children as it is to adults, with its cast of macabre ghosts and the archetypal miser, Scrooge. But the book has also had a lasting effect on our ideas about the Christmas season being a time for loving and giving, and at its heart lies a penetrating Christian message. In this new edition, Archbishop Sentamu discusses the biting truths implicit in Dickens’ classic tale of bitterness and redemption.

Charles Dickens - Charles Dickens (1812-70) was a political reporter, journalist & novelist. His novels include Great Expectations, David Copperfield and Bleak House.

John Sentamu - John Sentamu,Archbishop of York,was born in Uganda in 1949, the sixth of thirteen children. He ismarried to Margaret Sentamu. They have two biological children and two foster children.

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