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Thief!
Thief!
Jan 2, 2026 11:44 AM

Author:Malorie Blackman,Syan Blake

Thief!

Lydia's last thought before darkness closed over her mind was that the strange, swirling storm had trapped her. Would it ever let her go? Fleeing onto the moors when she is unfairly accused of being a thief an extraordinary storm suddenly whirls twelve-year-old Lydia into the future - a computer-dominated future where her home town is ruled by a cruel tyrant. As Lydia struggles to get back to her own time, she discovers she must face a terrible confrontation . . .

Reviews

A fabulous read!

—— Sharon Osbourne

Wonderfully witty ... all the characters are drawn with great verve and sympathy ... Moore has a particularly keen eye for the psychology of marriages ... this is more than just a gripping and hilarious read; it deserves to be a set text for relationship counsellors

—— Daily Telegraph

Entertaining and compelling

—— Heat

Funny, moving and at times tragic ... Fabulous

—— Company

A fantastically witty piece of chick lit, just the way we like it

—— OK!

Another witty, warm novel from Jane Moore

—— Closer

An excellent, modern holiday read that may well have you falling off your sunbed giggling

—— Woman

Gloriously witty, and written with a sharp-eyed intelligence, The Second Wives Club is Jane Moore at her very best

—— Yorkshire Evening Post

Brilliant ... In a hilarious portrayal of the ups and downs of being wife No.2, The Second Wives Club puts paid to the stereotype of the wicked stepmother once and for all

—— Sun

This is the perfect holiday read but would be just as entertainiing on the commute to work as accompanying you pool side

—— handbag.com

Second wives form a club to bitch about their husbands and in-laws in this compelling read

—— heat

A really enjoyable, if rather sad, read, full of historical and human interest

—— Irish Sunday Independent

Felix Quinn, the narrator of the book...explains it beautifully - and this is a very good novel... Feeling unsafe makes him feel alive. And loss, of course, is the wellspring of good storytelling

—— Evening Standard

The Act of Love is an ambitious and at times extremely uncomfortable novel

—— The Telegraph

It is an almost frighteningly brilliant achievement. Why did the Booker judges not recognise it?

—— The Guardian

This is a very good novel

—— Scotsman

Jacobson's 10th novel is a moving, thought-provoking and darkly witty story of desire and love

—— Irish Times
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