Miss Marley: A Christmas ghost story – a prequel to A Christmas Carol Audiobook (Free)

‘Exquisite’ Veronica Henry

Before A Xmas 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 from the workhouse. Every evening, Jake promises his little sister ‘tomorrow will end up being better’ and when the opportunity to escape poverty comes their way, he seizes it regardless of the terrible price.

Therefore Jacob Marley is defined on the about Miss Marley: A Christmas ghost tale – a prequel to A Christmas Carol route that leads to his infamous partnership with Ebenezer Scrooge. As Jacob builds a fortress of wealth to keep carefully the world out, just Clara can warn him from the hideous fate that awaits him if he refuses to let love and kindness into his center…

In Miss Marley, Vanessa Lafaye weaves a spellbinding Dickensian tale of ghosts, goodwill and hope – an ideal prequel to A Xmas Carol.

Compliment for Miss Marley:

‘A spellbinding Dickensian story of ghosts, goodwill and wish’ Email on Sunday

‘Redemptive… a fitting legacy for the writer who is so sadly missed’ Red

‘evocative’ Heat

‘delightful’ Sunday Mirror

‘a reminder of the energy of kindness and like’ Stylist

A ‘gem of a tale’ Sunday Express

‘A beautifully written Dickensian tale’ Candis

‘Captivating … A beautiful and sensitive fable’ Daily Express

‘Fantastic’ Good Housekeeping

‘ghosts, goodwill and hope on every page’ My Regular

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

‘Like, disappointment, kindness and greed all play their parts in this delightful companion piece to Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol’ Girl & Home

‘A seasonal story of kindness and goodwill that catches the atmosphere of Dickens’ Yours

‘Exquisite’ Veronica Henry

‘A beautiful, warm, rich hug of a tale and bittersweet reminder to accept existence and enrich others as you go’ Liz Fenwick