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The Prosperous Thief covers the turbulent sweep of the 20th century. It is an epic story of the entwined lives of two vastly different families.Heinrik Heck lives by his wits in pre-war Germany. As hostilities draw to a close, he commits an atrocious theft which enables him to survive into comfortable old age in Australia.It is a crime with far-reaching repercussions. Should his children inherit his sins? And who, if anyone, has the right to judge?From the horrors of war to the fiery landscape of one of the world's most active volcanoes, this moral thriller generates its own unsettling shadows.
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Rich in ideas and emotions, this epic story of the entwined lives of two vastly different families spans three continents during the most turbulent years of the 20th century. Alice Lewin survived World War II as a young child. After decades of burying her past, she decides to visit the Kindertransport archive, where she learns of the existence of a possible relative, Henry Lewin. She travels to Australia to hear his story, but she is in no way prepared to learn the truth. This information has profound ramifications—and both Alice's son, Raphe, and Henry's daughter, Laura, struggle to deal with their connected lives. Not only do the thefts of the World War II define their past, but this deception also threatens their future.
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