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The Thief Lord
Title: The Thief Lord
Description:
Aimed at children aged nine to 12 years, this is a magical thriller set among the crumbling canals of Venice. From the Back Cover Winter has come early to Venice.Two orphaned children are on the run, hiding among the crumbling canals and misty alleyways of the city. Befriended by a gang of street children and their mysterious leader, the Thief Lord, they shelter in an old, disused cinema.On their trail is a bungling detective, obsessed with disguises and the health of his pet tortoises. But a greater threat to the boys’ new-found freedom is something from a forgotten past—a beautiful magical treasure with the power to spin time itself.Wonderful. An exciting and richly atmospheric thriller told in the best storytelling tradition by a bestselling international children’s author."My enjoyment of Thief Lord grew and grew as I read it … and I loved the offbeat ending." –Diana Wynne Jones.