num_pages: 335
description: Told in elegant, sensual prose, this is an enthralling historical novel of great passion and suspense, driven by an extraordinary cast of characters. Set against the harsh backdrop of early nineteenth-century Newfoundland, River Thieves follows a sequence of expeditions made under the order of the British Crown to establish contact between the native Beothuk Indians and the settler communities. The fallout from the expeditions is devastating for all parties involved. The Beothuk vanish and the web of secrets guarded by the settlers for so long slowly begins to unravel. Michael Crummey is an important new voice in literary fiction. River Thieves is a lyrical, haunting novel, told with startling eloquence and sensitivity.
language: English
title: River Thieves
titlecomplete: River Thieves
genres: Fiction, Historical, Canadian Literature, Book Club, Canada, Romance, Literature, Novels, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction
ratings_count: 2708
awards: awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Scotiabank Giller Prize, awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Thomas Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award, awardedAt: 978336000000
name: BMO Winterset Award
publisher: Doubleday Canada