The Christmas Tin marries the show Cold Case with When Harry Met Sally in a Christmas snow globe. Our young author, Katie, finds her late Aunt Angie's diary and love letters and is alarmed that she might have been sexually abused as a minor. Her interview with now 69-year-old Joseph, Angie's love interest or abuser, adds heart-warming reflections to contrast Katie's abuse angle. The story's flashbacks, dreams, and visions of Angie at age eleven, teen years, and as a 24-year-old adult provide comedic undertones. We don't know until the final scene that Katie's book will portray a sincere, loving relationship. |