Thieving Forest

North American Book Awards Winner for Best Historical Fiction "An extraordinary new historical novel." —Akron Beacon Journal "A powerful tale of sisterhood and survival." —San Jose Mercury News ”Conway's historical novel features prose as rich as its characters ... hypnotic.” —Kirkus Reviews
 On a humid day in June 1806, on the edge of Ohio's Great Black Swamp, seventeen-year-old Susanna Quiner watches from behind a maple tree as a band of Potawatomi Indians kidnaps her four older sisters from their cabin. With both her parents dead from Swamp Fever and all the other settlers out in their fields, Susanna makes the rash decision to pursue them herself. What follows is a young woman's quest to find her sisters, and the parallel story of her sisters' new lives. Thieving Forest explores the transformation of all five sisters as they contend with starvation, slavery, betrayal, and love. Fast-paced and richly detailed, Thieving Forest is a riveting novel that demonstrates the true wildness of the wilderness, and the rugged perseverance of those who find themselves there. 10% Thieving Forest Author Edition Discount Enter discount code FD52R8T3 after adding to cart.

Literature & Fiction

Conway, Martha

United States

Noontime Books

2014 North American Book Award Winner for Best Historical NovelIndependent Publishers Book Awards Silver Medal "An elegiac, hopeful historical novel... hypnotic." -Kirkus Reviews  "An extraordinary new historical novel." -Akron Beacon JournalOn a humid day in June 1806, on the edge of Ohio's Great Black Swamp, seventeen-year-old Susanna Quiner watches from behind a maple tree as a band of Potawatomi Indians kidnaps her four older sisters from their cabin. With both her parents dead and all the other settlers out in their fields, Susanna makes the rash decision to pursue them herself. What follows is a young woman's quest to find her sisters, and the parallel story of her sisters' new lives. One sister is left for dead and two others are traded to a band of Wyandots for the price of a horse. Meanwhile Susanna spends the next five months searching for them. The man who loves her, Seth Spendlove, is also in pursuit after he realizes that his family was involved in the kidnapping. Part Potawatomi himself, Seth unwittingly sets off on his own quest to reclaim his heritage. He allies himself with a Potawatomi named Koman, and together they canoe through the Great Black Swamp and into enemy territory looking for Susanna. Surviving snake bite, near-starvation, and captivity, Susanna transforms herself from the perennial younger sister to a capable young woman determined to find her family. Thieving Forest is a riveting novel that demonstrates the true wildness of the wilderness, and the rugged perseverance of those who find themselves there.

Named one of Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2016 Readers' Favorite Book Award Winner CHICAGO, 1921: Al Capone is on the rise, and a new music called jazz fills the speakeasies. When talented young pianist Eve Riser is caught in a drive-by shooting that kills the bootlegger standing next to her, she forms an unlikely friendship with the bootlegger’s sister, Lena. Eve is looking for her missing stepsister, a popular night club singer, and Lena wants to find out who killed her brother. Together these two women navigate the back alleys and jazz clubs of the Roaring Twenties, encountering charismatic managers, handsome musicians, and a mysterious gangster called the Walnut who seems to be the key to it all. As they fight racial barriers trying to discover the truth, Eve and Lena must learn to rely on each other and trust no one else. SUGARLAND mixes the excitement of the 1920s with the darker side of Prohibition in a gripping story with “real suspense for anyone who likes a good mystery.” (Kirkus Starred Review)

Sugarland

Named one of Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2016 Readers Favorite Book Award Winner CHICAGO, 1921: Al Capone is on the rise, and a new music called jazz fills thespeakeasies. When talented young pianist Eve Riser is caught in adrive-by shooting that kills the bootlegger standing next to her, sheforms an unlikely friendship with the bootlegger's sister, Lena. Eve islooking for her missing stepsister, a popular night club singer who hasbeen missing since the shoot-out, and Lena wants to find out who killedher brother. Together these two women navigate the back alleysand jazz clubs of the Roaring Twenties, encountering charismaticmanagers, handsome musicians, and a mysterious gangster called theWalnut who seems to be the key to it all.As they fight racial barrierstrying to discover the truth, Eve and Lena must learn to rely on eachother and trust no one else. SUGARLAND mixes the excitement ofthe jazz age with the darker side of Prohibition in a gripping storywith "real suspense for anyone who likes a good mystery." (KirkusStarred Review)

Sugarland: A Jazz Age Mystery

In this trilogy of stories about life in the San Juan Islands, a teacher fantasizes about her favorite author to ease her loneliness, an islander finds love with a precariously sober alcoholic, and a young couple has to make sacrifices to keep their dreams afloat - but all find strength and inspiration in the sea, sky, and islands.

Sea, Sky, Islands: Three stories

Boatwright, Alice K.

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