Miss Marley: A Christmas ghost story - a prequel to A Christmas Carol

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Exquisite Veronica Henry

Before A Christmas Carol there was Miss Marley

A seasonal tale of kindness and goodwill
Orphans Clara and Jacob Marley live by their wits, scavenging for scraps in the poorest alleyways of London, in the shadow of the workhouse. Every night, Jake promises his little sister tomorrow will be better and when the chance to escape poverty comes their way, he seizes it despite the terrible price.

And so Jacob Marley is set on a path that leads to his infamous partnership with Ebenezer Scrooge. As Jacob builds a fortress of wealth to keep the world out, only Clara can warn him of the hideous fate that awaits him if he refuses to let love and kindness into his heart

In Miss Marley, Vanessa Lafaye weaves a spellbinding Dickensian tale of ghosts, goodwill and hope a perfect prequel to A Christmas Carol.

Praise for Miss Marley:

A spellbinding Dickensian tale of ghosts, goodwill and hope Mail on Sunday

Redemptive a fitting legacy for a writer who is so sadly missed Red

Evocative Heat

Delightful Sunday Mirror

A reminder of the power of kindness and love Stylist

A gem of a tale Sunday Express

A beautifully written Dickensian tale Candis

Captivating A beautiful and tender fable Daily Express

Fantastic Good Housekeeping

Ghosts, goodwill and hope on every page My Weekly

Lafaye masterfully brings the setting of 19th-Century London to life Woman

Love, disappointment, kindness and greed all play their parts in this delightful companion piece to Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol Woman & Home

A seasonal tale of kindness and goodwill that captures the atmosphere of Dickens Yours

Exquisite Veronica Henry

A beautiful, warm, rich hug of a story and bittersweet reminder to embrace life and enrich others as you go Liz Fenwick

Reviews

Praise for Miss Marley:

A spellbinding Dickensian tale of ghosts, goodwill and hope Mail on Sunday

Redemptive a fitting legacy for a writer who is so sadly missed Red

evocative Heat

delightful Sunday Mirror

a reminder of the power of kindness and love Stylist

A gem of a tale Sunday Express

A beautifully written Dickensian tale Candis

Captivating A beautiful and tender fable Daily Express

Fantastic Good Housekeeping

ghosts, goodwill and hope on every page My Weekly

Lafaye masterfully brings the setting of 19th-Century London to life Woman

Love, disappointment, kindness and greed all play their parts in this delightful companion piece to Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol Woman & Home

A seasonal tale of kindness and goodwill that captures the atmosphere of Dickens Yours

Exquisite Veronica Henry

A beautiful, warm, rich hug of a story and bittersweet reminder to embrace life and enrich others as you go Liz Fenwick

A charming, finely detailed and beautifully written jaunt through Dickens London a tale of heartbreak, love, kindness, and avarice. With Lafaye at her finest its seamlessly finished by Mascull; this book is a total, total joy Fionnuala Kearney

A moving companion piece to the classic A Christmas Carol, with all the traditional echoes of the Dickensian festive season woven through, and with tragedy and joy in equal measure. A delight Essie Fox

Miss Marley has a fable-like quality that beautifully echoes the original with a directness that is both poignant and powerful Rachel Malik

An absolute gem of a story vivid and emotional on so many levels. It deserves to be in everyones Christmas stocking Juliet West

Author Bio

Vanessa Lafaye was born in Florida and studied in North Carolina. She moved to the UK in 1999 (having been deported once). She is the author of two previous novels, her first book Summertime, was chosen for Richard and Judy in 2015 and was shortlisted for the Historical Writers Award. Vanessa passed away in February 2018.