Mr. Timothy

Bayard, Louis

ISBN 10: 0060534214 / ISBN 13: 9780060534219

Published by HarperCollins Publishers, New York, 2003

About this Item

First Edition/First Printing. Hardcover in unclipped dustjacket. 384 pages. Timothy Cratchit, now a twenty-three-old, has to confront not only horrifying murders but also his own powerful ghosts. Bayard crafts a satisfying thriller and a moving meditation on fathers, sons, and the making of a family. By the author of the highly acclaimed, The Pale Blue Eye. As new. Unread. From my smoke-free collection. Ships in well-padded box.

Seller Inventory # 2524

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Mr. Timothy
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers, New York
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0060534214
• ISBN 13: 9780060534219
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: As New
• Seller catalogs:
  • Thrillers

About this title

Synopsis

From the author of Courting Mr. Lincoln comes a different kind of Christmas story featuring a grown up Tiny Tim, 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.

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.

About the Author

A writer, book reviewer, and the author of Mr. Timothy and The Pale Blue Eye, Louis Bayard has written for the New York Times, Washington Post, and Salon.com, among other media outlets. He lives in Washington, D.C.