In his acclaimed debut, Finn (2007), Clinch created a dramatic prequel to Mark Twain's literary classic, Huckleberry Finn, providing a back story that shone a dark light upon its characters and added a historically relevant twist to the tale of the orphan Huck. His new book illuminates Charles Dickens beloved classic, A Christmas Carol by providing a backstory for the relationship at the heart of Dickens' tale, that of Jacob Marley and Ebenezer Scrooge. Clinch also gives us a portrait of late-Georgian London, with its dreadful slums and desperate poor, its predator or prey mentality. This insightful tale encourages readers to take a fresh look at Dickens' ghostly tale of redemption.
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