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The Booker Prize-winning author of Oscar and Lucinda returns to the nineteenth century in an utterly captivating mystery. The year is 1837 and a stranger is prowling London. He is Jack Maggs, an illegal returnee from the prison island of Australia. He has the demeanor of a savage... Read Full Overview

A foundling trained in the art of thievery, Jack Maggs was betrayed and deported to Australia for life. But now, having reversed his fortunes, he seeks to fulfill his innermost desire. Returning to London under threat of execution, he's quickly embroiled in various entanglements... Read Full Overview

Jack Maggs is a foundling, well-trained in the art of thievery. Betrayed and deported to Australia, Jack has reversed his fortunes and despite the threat of execution, returns home. Jack finagles his way into a household where he quickly becomes embroiled in emotional entanglements... Read Full Overview