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A review by nickimags
Miss Marley: The Untold Story of Jacob Marley's Sister by Vanessa Lafaye
Did not finish book. Stopped at 38%.
5.0
I’ve been listening to the audio version of Dickens famous story every Christmas for a number of years now, so was thrilled to be sent a proof of Miss Marley to review.
As soon as I started reading this I was transported to Victorian London and fell completely into the childhood world of Jacob and Clara Marley. I could see everything happening as I was reading and felt like I was surviving on the streets with these poor orphans.
I loved this story, and how cleverly Vanessa Lefaye created Clara Marley to tell the story of how her brother Jacob became that first terrifying ghost that visits Ebeneezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol. I could tell that the author knew Dickens work by the references to scenes in Miss Marley, the threat of debtors prison, Fezziwig Jacob Marley’s employer, the child with the crutch gazing into the toyshop window, the wonderful descriptions of the Christmas food and the way both Marley and Scrooge complain about the poor as if they are blight on society.
The Afterword by Rebecca Mascull, who seamlessly completed the final few chapters, is so poignant and a wonderful tribute to her friend, who sadly passed away before the book was finished.
I thoroughly enjoyed this and will be reading it every Christmas alongside A Christmas Carol.
Thanks so much to Joe at HQ Stories for my gorgeous proof copy.
As soon as I started reading this I was transported to Victorian London and fell completely into the childhood world of Jacob and Clara Marley. I could see everything happening as I was reading and felt like I was surviving on the streets with these poor orphans.
I loved this story, and how cleverly Vanessa Lefaye created Clara Marley to tell the story of how her brother Jacob became that first terrifying ghost that visits Ebeneezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol. I could tell that the author knew Dickens work by the references to scenes in Miss Marley, the threat of debtors prison, Fezziwig Jacob Marley’s employer, the child with the crutch gazing into the toyshop window, the wonderful descriptions of the Christmas food and the way both Marley and Scrooge complain about the poor as if they are blight on society.
The Afterword by Rebecca Mascull, who seamlessly completed the final few chapters, is so poignant and a wonderful tribute to her friend, who sadly passed away before the book was finished.
I thoroughly enjoyed this and will be reading it every Christmas alongside A Christmas Carol.
Thanks so much to Joe at HQ Stories for my gorgeous proof copy.