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Narrated by the twin voices of the artist Butcher Bones, and his ''damaged two-hundred-and-twenty-pound brother'' Hugh, Theft: A Love Story once again displays Peter Carey''s extraordinary flair for language. Ranging from the rural wilds of Australia to Manhattan via Tokyo, it is a brilliant and moving exploration of art, fraud, friendship and redemption.

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"'A funny, gorgeous steal of a book.' Ali Smith"

Theft A Love Story

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    Publisher: Faber & Faber
    Publication Date: 07/06/2007
    ISBN13: 9780571231508, 978-0571231508
    ISBN10: 0571231500

    Description

    Book Synopsis
    Narrated by the twin voices of the artist Butcher Bones, and his ''damaged two-hundred-and-twenty-pound brother'' Hugh, Theft: A Love Story once again displays Peter Carey''s extraordinary flair for language. Ranging from the rural wilds of Australia to Manhattan via Tokyo, it is a brilliant and moving exploration of art, fraud, friendship and redemption.

    Trade Review
    "'A funny, gorgeous steal of a book.' Ali Smith"

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