Dear Thief A Novel
Dear Thief A Novel by Samantha Harvey, published by HarperCollins on April 7, 2015, is a 272-page exploration of complex female relationships. The narrative unfolds through a letter from an unnamed narrator to her long-lost friend, Nina, also known as Butterfly, who vanished eighteen years prior. This correspondence serves as a vehicle for recollections, accusations, and confessions, delving into themes of friendship, betrayal, and the intricacies of human connection.
Readers will find a rich tapestry of emotions as the narrator grapples with her past and the impact of Nina’s disappearance. The novel presents a triangular love story that intertwines elements of psychological and literary fiction, revealing the vulnerability inherent in the need for connection. Through a blend of fury and beauty, Harvey crafts a narrative that challenges perceptions of loyalty and betrayal, inviting readers to reflect on the complexities of relationships and the human heart.
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From acclaimed Orange Prize and Guardian First Book Award finalist Samantha Harvey, a stunning novel of female friendship, betrayal, and revenge
“You were going to work your way into my marriage and you were going to call its new three-way shape holy,” writes the unnamed narrator of Dear Thief.
The thief is Nina, or Butterfly, who disappeared eighteen years earlier and who is being summoned by this letter, this bomb, these recollections, revisions, accusations, and confessions.
“Sometimes I imagine, out of sheer playfulness, that I am writing this as a kind of defence for having murdered and buried you under the patio.”
Dear Thief is a letter to an old friend, a song, a jewel, and a continuously surprising triangular love story. Samantha Harvey writes with a dazzling blend of fury and beauty about the need for human connection and the brutal vulnerability that need exposes.
“While I write my spare hand might be doing anything for all you know; it might be driving a pin into your voodoo stomach.”
Dear Thief is a rare novel that traverses the human heart in a striking and indelible way.
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