![]() ![]() Sena Jeter Naslund, author of Ahab’s Wife and Four Spirits “The voice and intelligence behind the book are a real marvel.” “This mix of thriller and literature is as rich as a Christmas cake… a spirited adventure.” ![]() The sight of their horror-struck faces compels Timothy to become the protector of another young girl, Philomela, from the fate the others suffered at the hands of a dangerous and powerful man.Ī different kind of Christmas story, this breathless flight through the teeming markets, shadowy passageways, and rolling brown fog of 1860s London would do Dickens proud for its surprising twists and turns, and its extraordinary heart. ![]() Timothy’s life takes a sharp turn when he discovers the bodies of two dead girls, each seared with the same cruel brand on the upper arm. He boards at a brothel in exchange for teaching the mistress how to read and spends his nights dredging the Thames for dead bodies and the treasures in their pockets. He’s also struggling to bury his past as a cripple and shed his financial ties to his benevolent “Uncle” Ebenezer by losing himself in the thick of London’s underbelly. Timothy Cratchit, not the pious child the world thought he was, has just buried his father. “A dazzling blend of literary fiction and white-knuckle thriller.” ![]()
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