A Soulful Chrismas Carol

“A Soulful Christmas Carol”

A FRESH SPIN ON HOLIDAY CLASSIC GIVES READERS A NEW VILLANUS

If you think, Ebenezer had issues…. Meet Teleda! Sista’ got issues!

Teleda Washington, proprietor of Uncle Teddy T’s Grocery & Merchandise Center in Atlanta, Georgia, gives her employees and customers plenty to talk about! She holds an economically neglected neighborhood hostage with high prices and a bad attitude. When Christmas Eve rolls around, Teleda is particularly annoyed…. She detests it!

The Break Room chapter introduces readers to the hard luck personnel at Uncle Teddy’s; everyone has a situation, and a circumstance, especially the elderly employee Margaret Mason, who also has the misfortune of being related to Teleda.

Customers are habitually insulted with a barrage of dialog authored by Teleda. No one is exempt from her foul tongue and disposition until the ghost of her late grandfather the previous owner of Uncle Teddy’s visits her. He brings a message of disappointment and warns that she will be visited by three other ghostly visions that night. These ghosts are richly entertaining and their dialog gets just as sassy as Teleda’s! Whatever she dishes out, they are more than willing to bring it right back to her!

Teleda’s love interest Roman Peevy pastors Cascade Avenue A.M.E. Church. Readers will enjoy his sermons and the unfolding of their relationship throughout the story. Teleda’s transformation introduces many heartwarming occurrences that includes dialog regarding a young child with autism who Teleda discovers a common bond.

“A Soulful Christmas Carol” connects the spirit of Ebenezer Scrooge with Afrocentric aesthetics, and it proves to be a winning combination for a new timeless holiday classic. There are plenty of attitudes for the entire family to enjoy!

The author, Wendy Woods Jackson, successfully provides readers with a wholesome blend of African American characters with various social skills, economic backgrounds, and education levels. They ideally depict the many layers of the African American community and family life.