The Christmas Candle by Max Lucado is a festive heartwarming inspirational tale featuring an angelic visit to a small English village during the late 17th century and its impact into the late 19th, which was apparently adapted into a film (
IMDB,
Wikipedia), free courtesy of publisher HarperCollins' dedicated Christian imprint Thomas Nelson.
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Description
Journey back to a simpler time, to a small English village where nothing out of the ordinary ever happens. Except at Christmastime.
When a mysterious angel suddenly appears in a lowly candlemaker's shop, the holy and the human collide in a way that only God could imagine.
Glowing bright with a timeless message, The Christmas Candle will warm your heart with a surprising reminder of God's bountiful love.