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"Marley was dead to begin with...."

These chillingly familiar words begin the classic Christmas tale of remorse and redemption in A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. Now R. William Bennett rewinds the story and focuses the spotlight on Scrooge’s miserly business partner, Jacob T. Marley, who was allowed to return as a ghost to warn Scrooge away from his ill-fated path. Why was Marley allowed to return? And why hadn't he been given the same chance as Ebenezer Scrooge?

Or had he?

Written with a voice reminiscent of Dickens, Jacob T. Marley is a masterfully crafted story of remorse and redemption, sure to become a Christmas favorite.

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An excellent sequel to the much loved classic Christmas tale. The story is compelling and the author captures the spirit of Dickens well.

Superb!

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Heartbreakingly beautiful. I cried with the characters of this story and felt my heart soften with them. I would listen to this 100 times over and continue to feel my soul strengthen with it.

Takes your breath away

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I cannot praise this book enough. It hits all the notes from Dickens' original and expands upon it in the most genius of ways. Bennett send to channel CD with his writing style.

The only slight problem I have with it is the quasi-religious parts that seem to refer to God or angels and a heaven of sorts.

I will listen to or read this book every December, as an appetiser for Dickens' greatest work.

Absolute must for lovers of A Christmas Carol.

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I love A Christmas Carol, it’s one of the best stories ever written and I didn’t think anything would come close. However, the emotion, atmosphere and message of this story is perfect. Highly recommended. Narration is also spot on.

What a brilliant book

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This was very much a spur of the moment purchase but I am so glad I've had chance to experience it. The writing is superb and captures the feel of the Dickens era novel but won't alienate the modern reader.

The narration is very good and I will be looking out for more of Simon Vance's work.

The story runs very naturally and there is no feeling that there has been any rush to cram in plot points just so it meets exactly with A Christmas Carol - it just does. The mark of good writing.

I hate giving away spoilers so all I will add is that Marley's life, death and subsequent afterlife make fascinating reading/listening.

The book Dickens should have written 170 years ago

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