In this modern retelling of A Christmas Carol, David Lamb puts an unusual spin on the classic tale by Charles Dickens.

About ‘On Top of the World (Until the Bell Chimes)

This retelling of A Christmas Carol has nothing to do with the holidays: Ebenezer Scrooge has been re-cast Scrooʝe Ebonyzer, music’s biggest superstar and biggest jerk — handsome, brilliant, devious, and obsessed. Belle is a take-no-prisoners legal shark whose beauty causes traffic accidents as she stylishly zips through Manhattan. They never imagined being music’s most powerful couple, but that’s exactly what happened when Belle fell head over heels and gave the biggest nerd on her campus the ultimate makeover — only to realize too late she’d created a chart topping monster with an unstoppable ego.

Now it’s been three years since they’ve spoken, but tonight at Hollywood’s biggest red carpet event, they’ll be given a second chance. Will Scrooʝe listen to the ghostly advice of Marley, his best friend who (until his untimely drowning at a Brazilian poolside birthday bash) was as big a star as Scrooʝe? Will he finally do right by Cratchit, a genius comedian, whom Scrooʝe invariably rips off every chance he gets? And most important of all — will Belle even give him a chance? Masterfully blending heart, soul, bling and romance, this fresh satire about race, class, and celebrity worship will have readers laughing, thinking, and enjoying themselves from the first page to the last, all year round.

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About the author

Like Charles Dickens, David Lamb grew up a poor boy in the big city who discovered that the pen really is mightier than the sword. Growing up in New York City, David went on to attend graduate school at Princeton University and NYU School of Law. While working as a lawyer by day, at night, David transformed into a writer and eventually wrote and produced the award-winning hit off-Broadway play Platanos Y Collard Greens.