Fagin’s Boy
Fagin’s Boy by Christina E. Pilz, published by Blue Rain Press in 2014, is an illustrated edition that spans 624 pages. This novel follows Oliver Twist, who dreams of owning a bookshop and leading a simple life away from his troubled past in the workhouse. However, his aspirations are complicated by the return of Jack Dawkins, known as The Artful Dodger, who seeks to reconnect with Fagin’s old gang, bringing both trouble and a magnetic pull from their shared history.
Readers will find a narrative that explores themes of forbidden love and the quest for respectability against a backdrop of Victorian society. As Oliver grapples with his feelings for Jack, he must navigate the challenges posed by their past and the societal expectations of the time. Fagin’s Boy is the first installment in the Oliver & Jack series, offering a blend of historical fiction and romance that delves into the complexities of love and identity amidst the struggles of crime and poverty.
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Oliver Twist has one desire: to own a bookshop and live a simple, middle-class life as far as possible from his workhouse-shadowed past. One thing stands in his way: Jack Dawkins–The Artful Dodger–who’s just returned to London and is seeking Fagin’s old gang.
Jack’s visits cause Oliver nothing but trouble, but he finds himself drawn, time and again, to their shared past, Jack’s unguarded honesty, and those bright, green eyes.
Oliver craves respectability, and doesn’t think he will find it with a forbidden love. Can Jack convince Oliver that having one doesn’t mean losing the other?
Fagin’s Boy is the first book in Christina E. Pilz’s Oliver & Jack series, a gay historical romance. If you like Dickensian tragedy, suspense, crime, poverty, and hope, as well as a slow-burn forbidden romance, then you’ll love Fagin’s Boy: The Further Particulars of a Parish Boy’s Progress.
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