Miss Marley - Hardcover

Review: 'Exquisite' Veronica Henry, author of The Forever House and A Family Recipe; 'A warm return to some of Dickens' greatest characters - delivered with care, confidence and a vibrant heart, but most of all, with love.' Jason Hewitt; 'An absolute gem of a story. vivid and emotional on so many levels. It deserves to be in everyone's Christmas stocking.' Juliet West, author of Before the Fall; 'Love, disappointment, kindness and greed all play their parts in this delightful companion piece to Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol.' Woman & Home; 'A beautifully written Dickensian tale' CANDIS; 'A charming, finely detailed and beautifully written jaunt through Dickens' London - a tale of heartbreak, love, kindness, and avarice. With Lafaye at her finest it's seamlessly finished by Mascull; this book is a total, total joy.' Fionnuala Kearney, author of You, Me and Other People; '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, author of The Somnambulist; 'An exquisite little jewel of a book in which heartbreak and hope twist around each other like the stripes of a Christmas candy cane. Brava Vanessa Lafaye and Rebecca Mascull.' Tammy Cohen, author of When She Was Bad and They All Fall Down; 'A perfect gem of a book: a luminous depiction of Dickensian England, filled with a profound humanity that is uniquely its own.' Louisa Treger; 'Miss Marley has a fable-like quality that beautifully echoes the original with a directness that is both poignant and powerful.' Rachel Malik; 'A wonderful novel for Christmas.' Clare Fuller, author of Our Endless Numbered Days and Bitter Orange; 'Just perfect.' Louise Beech; 'A beautiful, warm, rich hug of a story and bittersweet reminder to embrace life and enrich others as you go.' Liz Fenwick. About the Author: 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.