{"product_id":"9780440337898","title":"The Good Thief","description":"\u003cb\u003eRichly imagined, gothically spooky, and replete with the ingenious storytelling  ability of a born novelist, \u003ci\u003eThe Good Thief\u003c\/i\u003e introduces one of the most appealing young  heroes in contemporary fiction and ratifies Hannah Tinti as one of our most exciting  new talents. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the 2008 John Sargent, Sr. First Novel Prize * A \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of 2008 * A \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of 2008\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwelve year-old Ren is missing his left hand. How it was lost is a  mystery that Ren has been trying to solve for his entire life, as well as who his  parents are, and why he was abandoned as an infant at Saint Anthony’s Orphanage for  boys. He longs for a family to call his own and is terrified of the day he will be  sent alone into the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut then a young man named Benjamin Nab appears, claiming  to be Ren’s long-lost brother, and his convincing tale of how Ren lost his hand and  his parents persuades the monks at the orphanage to release the boy and to give Ren  some hope. But is Benjamin really who he says he is? Journeying through a New England  of whaling towns and meadowed farmlands, Ren is introduced to a vibrant world of  hardscrabble adventure filled with outrageous scam artists, grave robbers, and petty  thieves. If he stays, Ren becomes one of them. If he goes, he’s lost once again.  As Ren begins to find clues to his hidden parentage he comes to suspect that Benjamin  not only holds the key to his future, but to his past as well.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom the Hardcover edition.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47155424166128,"sku":"9780440337898","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780440337898_p0.jpg?v=1763702328","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780440337898","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}