The Good Thief
The Good Thief by Hannah Tinti is a historical novel published by Headline Review in 2008, featuring 327 pages in English. The story is set in the wild and strange America of the nineteenth century, where young Ren, an orphan missing both his parents and a hand, grapples with the uncertainty of his future. His life takes a turn when a charismatic stranger, Benjamin Nab, claims to be his brother and promises to take him home, igniting a flicker of hope in Ren’s heart despite the dangers that lie ahead.
Readers will find a richly woven narrative that explores themes of family, trust, and survival against a backdrop of historical fiction. As Ren embarks on a journey filled with extraordinary tales and perilous situations, he is drawn into a world of theft and grave-robbing, all while clinging to the hope of finding a family. The novel delves into the complexities of Ren’s relationship with Benjamin, raising questions about loyalty and the lengths one will go to for belonging.
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Set in the wild, seamy and extremely strange America of the nineteenth century: a historical novel so brilliantly written, so richly involving and so touching that you never want it to end.
Young Ren is missing his parents and a hand and doesn’t know what happened to any of them. So he is beginning to fear that he will never be claimed from his cold New England orphanage: that his dream of a family – of a life – will come to nothing.
But one day a glamorous stranger arrives at the orphanage. To Ren’s astonishment, the handsome, charming Benjamin Nab says he is his brother. He says he has come to bring him home. And even when his stories grow more and more extraordinary, when he puts Ren’s life in danger again and again and sets him first to theft and then to grave-robbing, Ren cannot quite abandon hope. That one day all the hunger and danger and unwanted excitement will be worth it, that he will find a family, at last. But whether Benjamin is to be trusted is another story
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