Allison Epstein
Historical Fiction Author
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Fagin the Thief
Winner, National Jewish Book Award for Fiction
Nominee, Edgar Award for Best Novel
Winner, American Library Association Sophie Brody Medal
Association of Jewish Libraries Honor Book
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Praise for Fagin the Thief
“Fagin the Thief takes one of literature’s greatest rogues and gives him a soul, a backstory, and a spotlight. Layered and clever, Epstein’s story is as ambitious as it is deeply satisfying.”
“Magnificent . . . Epstein’s Fagin, rarely admirable but surprisingly sympathetic, is an unforgettable creation, and her vibrant secondary characters and depictions of Victorian London add to the novel’s power. Dickens’s fans and critics alike will love this.”
“An empathetic saga of troubled souls struggling to survive in an uncaring and unpromising world. Fagin the Thief is an impressive achievement.”
Books
Let the Dead Bury the Dead
Saint Petersburg, 1812. A mysterious woman with not-quite-human capabilities is whispering in the grand duke’s ear, steering him on a collision course with revolution.
Fagin the Thief
A thrilling reimagining of the world of Dickens, as seen through the eyes of the infamous Jacob Fagin, London’s most gifted pickpocket, liar, and rogue.
A Tip for the Hangman
England, 1585. In Kit Marlowe’s last year at Cambridge, he is pulled into the duplicitous world of international espionage on behalf of queen and country.