Dear Thief : A Novel
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"You were going to work your way into my marriage and you were going to call its new three-way shape holy," writes the unnamed narrator of Dear Thief . The thief is Nina, or Butterfly, who disappeared eighteen years earlier and who is being summoned by this letter, this bomb, these recollections, revisions, accusations, and confessions. Sometimes I imagine, out of sheer playfulness, that I am writing this as a kind of defence for having murdered and buried you under the patio. Dear Thief is a letter to an old friend, a song, a jewel, and a continuously surprising triangular love story. Samantha Harvey writes with a dazzling blend of fury and beauty about the need for human connection and the brutal vulnerability that need exposes. While I write my spare hand might be doing anything for all you know; it might be driving a pin into your voodoo stomach. Here is a rare novel that traverses the human heart in original and indelible ways.
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Samantha Harvey
Samantha Harvey is an acclaimed British author known for her reflective and probing literary novels. Among her popular works are titles like The Wilderness, Dear Thief, and The Western Wind. Her writing often delves into themes of memory, loss, and existential questioning, drawing critical praise for its depth and emotional resonance. Harvey's work has been recognized with several literary accolades, including nominations for the Orange Prize and the Man Booker Prize.
Harvey studied at Bath Spa University, where she later contributed as a lecturer in creative writing. Her educational background and teaching experience have significantly influenced her narrative style and thematic preoccupations. Born and raised in Kent, England, Samantha Harvey brings a profound understanding of the human condition to her storytelling, often incorporating vivid depictions of the English countryside.
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" Dear Thief is a hypnotic, beautiful and sometimes dark incantation--a letter to an old friend that lures the reader in and doesn't let go. Samantha Harvey's novel is a deftly drawn reminder of our deeply human desire for connection and the risk involved in the revelation of that desire." --A.M. Homes, author of May We Be Forgiven and The End of Alice
"Samantha Harvey's Dear Thief is a novel of profound beauty. I'll leave it at that." --Michael Cunningham, author of The Hours and The Snow Queen
"A glorious, sensuous, grown-up novel, intelligent and passionate." --Tessa Hadley, author of Clever Girl and The London Train
"With her eerie and arresting latest, Harvey ( The Wilderness ) gives the neologism ‘frenemy' a full-book treatment . . . This controlled, thrilling novel derives its power from the perversity of a friendship in which the pair is ‘always closer when one has taken too much from the other.'" -- Publishers Weekly
"A story about a long friendship and the betrayals that tore it apart, this thoughtful meditation, interspersed with reflections on philosophy, religion, and poetry, is about the passages of time, the accumulation of memory, and the hard-won wisdom of aging." -- Library Journal
"Visceral, haunting . . . [ Dear Thief ] explores the psychological trauma of an intimate betrayal with such empathy that readers will feel drawn into the narrator's own confused sense of self, fear of closeness, and longing for exactly what has hurt her." -- The Huffington Post
"Intelligent . . . ravishing . . . An incandescent vision of hope and acceptance." -- Sunday Telegraph (London)
"Harvey has struck gold . . . a heady, elegiac combination of eroticism and loss, loathing and rapture." --Claire Kilroy, The Guardian (London)
"Harvey's writing is stunning; an effortless spool that gradually winds back the layers, dropping in revelations . . . Brilliant." -- The Times (London)
"A hypnotic read." -- Good Housekeeping (London)
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"You were going to work your way into my marriage and you were going to call its new three-way shape holy," writes the unnamed narrator of Dear Thief . The thief is Nina, or Butterfly, who disappeared eighteen years earlier and who is being summoned ...
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"You were going to work your way into my marriage and you were going to call its new three-way shape holy," writes the unnamed narrator of Dear Thief . The thief is Nina, or Butterfly, who disappeared eighteen years earlier and who is being summoned by this letter, this bomb, these recollections, revisions, accusations, and confessions. Sometimes I imagine, out of sheer playfulness, that I am writing this as a kind of defence for having murdered and buried you under the patio. Dear Thief is a letter to an old friend, a song, a jewel, and a continuously surprising triangular love story. Samantha Harvey writes with a dazzling blend of fury and beauty about the need for human connection and the brutal vulnerability that need exposes. While I write my spare hand might be doing anything for all you know; it might be driving a pin into your voodoo stomach. Here is a rare novel that traverses the human heart in original and indelible ways.
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About the Author
Samantha Harvey
Samantha Harvey is an acclaimed British author known for her reflective and probing literary novels. Among her popular works are titles like The Wilderness, Dear Thief, and The Western Wind. Her writing often delves into themes of memory, loss, and existential questioning, drawing critical praise for its depth and emotional resonance. Harvey's work has been recognized with several literary accolades, including nominations for the Orange Prize and the Man Booker Prize.
Harvey studied at Bath Spa University, where she later contributed as a lecturer in creative writing. Her educational background and teaching experience have significantly influenced her narrative style and thematic preoccupations. Born and raised in Kent, England, Samantha Harvey brings a profound understanding of the human condition to her storytelling, often incorporating vivid depictions of the English countryside.
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Professional Reviews
" Dear Thief is a hypnotic, beautiful and sometimes dark incantation--a letter to an old friend that lures the reader in and doesn't let go. Samantha Harvey's novel is a deftly drawn reminder of our deeply human desire for connection and the risk involved in the revelation of that desire." --A.M. Homes, author of May We Be Forgiven and The End of Alice
"Samantha Harvey's Dear Thief is a novel of profound beauty. I'll leave it at that." --Michael Cunningham, author of The Hours and The Snow Queen
"A glorious, sensuous, grown-up novel, intelligent and passionate." --Tessa Hadley, author of Clever Girl and The London Train
"With her eerie and arresting latest, Harvey ( The Wilderness ) gives the neologism ‘frenemy' a full-book treatment . . . This controlled, thrilling novel derives its power from the perversity of a friendship in which the pair is ‘always closer when one has taken too much from the other.'" -- Publishers Weekly
"A story about a long friendship and the betrayals that tore it apart, this thoughtful meditation, interspersed with reflections on philosophy, religion, and poetry, is about the passages of time, the accumulation of memory, and the hard-won wisdom of aging." -- Library Journal
"Visceral, haunting . . . [ Dear Thief ] explores the psychological trauma of an intimate betrayal with such empathy that readers will feel drawn into the narrator's own confused sense of self, fear of closeness, and longing for exactly what has hurt her." -- The Huffington Post
"Intelligent . . . ravishing . . . An incandescent vision of hope and acceptance." -- Sunday Telegraph (London)
"Harvey has struck gold . . . a heady, elegiac combination of eroticism and loss, loathing and rapture." --Claire Kilroy, The Guardian (London)
"Harvey's writing is stunning; an effortless spool that gradually winds back the layers, dropping in revelations . . . Brilliant." -- The Times (London)
"A hypnotic read." -- Good Housekeeping (London)
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