A 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. The sight of their horror-struck faces compels Timothy to be the protector of another young girl, Philomela, from the fate the others suffered at the hands of a dangerous and powerful man. Timothys 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. Hes 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 Londons underbelly. Timothy Cratchit, not the pious child the world thought he was, has just buried his father. From the Back Cover Its the Christmas season, and Mr.

Lincoln comes a different kind of Christmas story featuring a grown up Tiny Tim, 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. a subtle character examination and a page-turning plot, one truly engaging book.-Entertainment Weekly (Editors Choice) Book Synopsis From the author of Courting Mr. About the Book There isnt one throwaway sentence in this fabulous Victorian mystery.

Mr. Timothy by Louis Bayard