Facing a bleak Christmas following the sudden death of his friend Patrick, Geoffry Chadwick is cheered to discover a kindred spirit in the recently widowed Elinor Richardson. Amid the sinister forces of consumerism, eggnog, his sister Mildred and social obligations, Geoffry is also having to deal with a voice from the past that threatens to make this Chrismas his last.
Edward Oppenshaw Phillips was a Canadian who lived most of his life in Westmount, Quebec. He earned a law degree from the Université de Montréal in 1956, but decided against legal practice. He subsequently graduated from Harvard University with a Master's Degree in Teaching, and later earned a second Master's Degree in English Literature from Boston University.
His first novel, Sunday's Child, was published in 1981. Best known for his novel series featuring Geoffry Chadwick, corporate lawyer, reluctant hero and wry social commentator, Phillips won the Arthur Ellis Award for his novel Buried on Sunday.