Vanessa Lafaye

Orphans Clara and Jacob Marley live by their wits, scavenging for scraps in the shadow of the workhouse. When the chance to escape poverty comes their way, Jacob seizes it despite the terrible price. And so he is set on a path that leads to his infamous partnership with Ebenezer Scrooge. As Jacob builds a fortress of wealth, only Clara can warn him of the hideous fate that awaits him if he refuses to let love and kindness into his heart…