Young
Worm, the orphan who was “adopted” by the Portpool
Lane Clinic has been entranced by a woman he sees on a London
street. He thinks she is the most beautiful woman he has ever
seen with her radiant smile, but then she is grabbed by two
villainous-looking men and taken away. Keen to rescue her,
he enlists the unlikely help of Squeaky Robinson, the clinic’s
rascally old treasurer.
Every Christmas, Ms Perry releases a novella dealing with
a minor character from one of her two series and their seasonal
adventures. This time it is Worm’s turn, who for all
his streetwise appearance is still only nine years old and
not yet disillusioned by life. This is contrasted with Squeaky,
whose dark past is being erased by his current role as treasurer
for the clinic. In this book and others we see him gradually
warming to the idea that being on the side of the angels can
be pleasant, and doing a good deed for no monetary reward
can bring real joy. It is an upbeat message of redemption
in an exciting, well-paced story about the woman and her villainous
captors, an old robbery gone wrong and a race to get ready
for Christmas. Neither Worm nor Squeaky are familiar with
the festival, but Squeaky is determined to give the boy a
proper one with all the trimmings. This is just the sort of
enjoyable tale that puts you in the mood for the season, and
yet another entertaining novel from the talented Ms Perry.
Christmas
Novella Series
A
Christmas Guest #3
A
Christmas Odyssey #8
A Christmas Revelation
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