![]() ![]() ![]() The sight of their horror-struck faces compels Timothy to become the protector of another young girl, the enigmatic Philomela. 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. 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. 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. Timothy Cratchit has just buried his father. ![]() Welcome to the world of a grown-up Timothy Cratchit, as created by the astonishing imagination of author Louis Bayard. ![]()
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