TY  - BOOK
AU  - Epstein,Allison
TI  - Fagin the Thief: a Novel 
SN  - 9780385550703
AV  - PS3605.P6456 O97 2025
U1  - 813/.6 23/eng/20240207
PY  - 2025///
CY  - New York
PB  - Doubleday
KW  - Fagin
KW  - Thieves
KW  - Jews
KW  - Pickpockets
KW  - Orphans
KW  - Social conditions
KW  - fast
KW  - London (England)
KW  - History
KW  - 19th century
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Novels
KW  - lcgft
N1  - new book 2025 fall
N2  - "Long before Oliver Twist stumbled onto the scene, Jacob Fagin was scratching out a life for himself in the dark alleys of nineteenth-century London. Born in the Jewish enclave of Stepney shortly after his father was executed as a thief, Jacob and his open-minded mother, Leah, are each other's whole world. But Jacob's prospects are forever altered when a light-fingered pickpocket takes Jacob under his wing and teaches him a trade that pays far better than the neighborhood boys could possibly dream. Striking out on his own, Jacob familiarizes himself with London's highest value neighborhoods while forging his own path in the shadows. But everything changes when he adopts an aspiring teenage thief named Bill Sikes, whose mercurial temper poses a danger to himself and anyone foolish enough to cross him. Along the way, Jacob's found family expands to include his closest friend, Nancy, and his greatest protege, the Artful Dodger. But as Bill's ambition soars and a major robbery goes awry, Jacob is forced to decide what he really stands for-and what a life is worth."--
ER  -