Central Kansas Library System

In this film inspired by true events, successful author/illustrator Samantha Crawford is living a charmed life, until her husband is murdered. Sam plunges into despair and loses her faith and will to live. A death-defying encounter with two children leads to a reunion with Joe, her childhood friend. As Sam watches "Papa" Joe care for and love the kids in his under-resourced neighborhood, she begins to realize that the love of God is always reaching...

Nothing is quite as it seems in this lush retelling of Dickens' classic coming-of-age story with colorful characters: conspirators, rogues, rakes, and wretches.