When tragedy strikes at the pit, miner’s daughter Rosie feels her life changing, and there’s nothing she can do about it.
Rosie is feeling heartbroken and lost without her father. Nobody seems to listen or care what she wants. Her mother is determined that the only way to keep themselves safe is to go and visit her mysterious friend, Bertie, in London. But Rosie has never liked the sound of Bertie. She never liked the way her father reacted when letters from him arrived.
To make things worse, when they finally arrive in London, Bertie’s life is not the way he described it.
Tragedy and lies are only the beginning of the treacherous slope that Rosie’s life seems to be slipping down. Before fate is done with her, she will have lost everything.
Her only hope is a stranger. A boy whose circumstances seem as terrible as her own. But his solutions to the heartbreak and misery they find themselves in are more frightening and dangerous than anything Rosie can imagine.
With nobody left to trust, Rosie must reconsider every value she’s ever held.
The Reluctant Thief is Hattie Finch at her finest. A gritty portrayal of London’s poorest and grimiest corners, a tragic heroine forced to grow up too young, and an indomitable spirit that shines through even the bleakest of moments.
Genre: Historical Romance
Rosie is feeling heartbroken and lost without her father. Nobody seems to listen or care what she wants. Her mother is determined that the only way to keep themselves safe is to go and visit her mysterious friend, Bertie, in London. But Rosie has never liked the sound of Bertie. She never liked the way her father reacted when letters from him arrived.
To make things worse, when they finally arrive in London, Bertie’s life is not the way he described it.
Tragedy and lies are only the beginning of the treacherous slope that Rosie’s life seems to be slipping down. Before fate is done with her, she will have lost everything.
Her only hope is a stranger. A boy whose circumstances seem as terrible as her own. But his solutions to the heartbreak and misery they find themselves in are more frightening and dangerous than anything Rosie can imagine.
With nobody left to trust, Rosie must reconsider every value she’s ever held.
The Reluctant Thief is Hattie Finch at her finest. A gritty portrayal of London’s poorest and grimiest corners, a tragic heroine forced to grow up too young, and an indomitable spirit that shines through even the bleakest of moments.
Genre: Historical Romance
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