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Thieving Forest

by Martha Conway

Published: 2014-08-07
Paperback : 416 pages

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2014 North American Book Award Winner for Best Historical NovelIndependent Publishers Book Award Silver Medal
On a humid day in June 1806, seventeen-year-old Susanna Quiner watches helplesslyfrom behind a tree while a band of Potawatomi Indians kidnaps her four oldersisters from their ...

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2014 North American Book Award Winner for Best Historical Novel

Independent Publishers Book Award Silver Medal

On a humid day in June 1806, seventeen-year-old Susanna Quiner watches helplesslyfrom behind a tree while a band of Potawatomi Indians kidnaps her four oldersisters from their cabin. With both her parents dead and all the other settlersout in their fields, Susanna rashly decides to pursue them herself. The man wholoves her, part Potawatomi himself, is not too far behind.
Fast-paced and richly detailed, Thieving Forest explores the transformation of allfive sisters as the Quiners contend with starvation, slavery, betrayal, andlove. It paints a fascinating new picture of pioneer life while telling agripping tale of survival.

"Thieving Forest is the gripping story of Susannah Quiner's quest to find and recover her sisters, kidnapped as part of a plot against the family, all struggling to survive in the unforgiving wilderness that was 19th century Ohio. The interwoven tales of each sister - and Susannah's search through the vast forest and swamp that once bordered Lake Erie - are told in fast-paced prose that vividly portrays the timeless challenges and choices of life both then and now.
- Alice K. Boatwright, author of Collateral Damage and Under an English Heaven

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In the story, each of the sisters have a dream/path for their life. As the story turns and twists thier paths all change. What was your original dream? Did you follow it? What changed your path?

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"Thieving Forest"by Linda S. (see profile) 07/18/16

Great discussions came out of this book, an excellent book club book. We talked about families, sisters, dreams, the path of our lives, history, and so much more. The characters are well developed and... (read more)

"Interesting adventure"by Holly S. (see profile) 04/22/15

Our club generally liked the book, with most readers giving it 4+ stars. We liked the twists and turns, and learning about the different tribes and groups in the period, and how each woman responded to... (read more)

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