Chip Crockett's Christmas Carol
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- $7.99
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- $7.99
Publisher Description
A father and his autistic son awaken an unlikely Spirit of Christmas Past in this moving short novel nominated for the World Fantasy Award.
When Brendan touches his four-year-old son, Peter screams and pulls away. He suffers from a form of autism known as Pervasive Developmental Disorder and has no idea how much his father longs to make him laugh. Their relationship is heartbreaking for Brendan, especially with Christmas on the horizon.
An unlikely harbinger of the holidays arrives in the form of Tony Kemper, Brendan’s childhood friend who’s never quite gotten over his glory days as a 1970s punk sensation. Broke, unemployed, and homeless, Tony has recently become obsessed with the long-canceled Chip Crockett Show, a beloved television series from their childhood. Not a minute of footage remains of Chip, but these three companions are about to discover that when an entertainer is truly great, his magic lasts forever.
Customer Reviews
Touched me deep.
This is atypical of the genre if Sci-Fi I normally read. It seemed to be an amusing little piece, so I gave it a read. As a parent of a person with Asperger’s Syndrome, I was immediately caught up in the unfolding tale. In addition, being a young child of the 50’s and early 60’s I identified strongly with the Sandy Becker- Chuck McCann era of kiddie TV.
About halfway through I realized I was identifying with the characters as if they were close friends or relatives. The emotions Brendan experiences throughout were profound to me on every level. It touched me deep. It is now my annual Christmas Carrol story (not to worry Bob & Ebenezer, I still like the Dickens story).