Mr. Timothy Trade paperback - 2004
by Bayard, Louis
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
"There isn't one throwaway sentence in this fabulous Victorian mystery . . . a subtle character examination and a page-turning plot, one truly engaging book."--"Entertainment Weekly" (Editor's Choice)
Description
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Details
- Title Mr. Timothy
- Author Bayard, Louis
- Binding Trade Paperback
- Edition Perennial ed.
- Condition Used - Very Good
- Pages 416
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Perennial, New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date 2004
- Bookseller's Inventory # 039900
- ISBN 9780060534226 / 0060534222
- Weight 0.6 lbs (0.27 kg)
- Dimensions 7.9 x 5.3 x 1 in (20.07 x 13.46 x 2.54 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 19th Century
- Cultural Region: British
- Sex & Gender: Feminine
- Topical: Friendship
- Library of Congress subjects Mystery fiction, Historical fiction
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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First line
From the rear cover
It's the Christmas season, and Mr. Timothy Cratchit, not the pious child the world thought he was, has just buried his father. He's 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 London's underbelly. 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.
Timothy's 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. The sight of their horror-struck faces compels Timothy to become the protector of another young girl, Philomela, from the fate the others suffered at the hands of a dangerous and powerful man.
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.
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Citations
- New York Times, 12/05/2004, Page 83
