![]() ![]() A lot of the enigma surrounding the Thieving Forest plays on the fear of the unknown, which is a potent theme in the novel. Susanna is the youngest of the Quiner sisters, and the only one who isn’t taken, violently by a group of Potawatomi one fateful afternoon, into the Thieving Forest.Ĭonway’s Thieving Forest is a terrific and hauntingly primitive environment that adds a bit of mystique to the plot. The late Sirus and Ellen Quiner die of swamp fever in 1806, leaving behind five daughters – famous for their red hair and rudeness – to run their shop in Severne, Ohio. But once I plunged into the detail-oriented world Martha Conway creates, it was easy to forget my initial qualms. I’m not as familiar with American history as I am with European history. ![]() I was apprehensive going into the book for this very reason. It’s a tale of adversity and survival against the backdrop of frontier America. However, Thieving Forest is not about Europe’s colorful history. Pretty much anything from the Wars of Roses to the Italian Renaissance gets me embarrassingly excited. ![]()
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