The Prosperous Thief

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The Prosperous Thief
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First edition
Author Andrea Goldsmith
Country Australia
Language English
Publisher Allen & Unwin, Australia
Publication date
2002
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Pages291
ISBN 1865087564
Preceded byUnder the Knife 
Followed byReunion 

The Prosperous Thief is a 2002 novel by Australian novelist Andrea Goldsmith.

Contents

Plot summary

Alice Lewin has survived the Second World War and, as an adult, visits the Kindertransport archive where she learns of a possible relative. She travels to Australia in an attempt to meet Henry Lewin, but it is a meeting with unforeseen consequences.

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