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A fantastic novel about sisters taken by Indians. A gripping tale of sisters that left me reading late into the night because I was compelled to find out what happens next. Fantastic writing.


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Thieving Forest Martha Conway 9780991618507 Books Reviews

This story of a girl’s quest to find her four kidnapped sisters is utterly gripping, and at the same time it’s crammed with fascinating details about life in pioneer days. For this reason, when I tell people to read this book—and believe me, I tell everyone I know—I say it’s like Little House on the Prairie meets Gone Girl. And by the way, everyone who has taken me up on my recommendation has also loved it.

Thieving Forest is a superbly constructed thriller that pulls you forward relentlessly--one of those books where you can't stop reading and at the same time you really try to read slowly because it will be so sad when you finish it. There are so many unexpected twists and turns and the book escalates to a magnificent finale that truly contains one of the most chilling moments I have read. Can’t risk spoilers, but let’s just say that Boucherie is a nasty piece of work.

I wouldn’t have said I had any interest in pioneer life in early 1800s Ohio, but a gifted writer can bring a foreign world to life in such a way that you become fascinated by it. So I loved reading about how to tan skins (a gruesome, tedious process). I loved reading about exactly how the Native Americans construct a shelter of branches and I loved learning the fact that the best way to get a stain out of dirty gloves is to wash them in new milk.

Does Susanna find her sisters? Yes and no. After the kidnapping, they are transformed in surprising ways. Some are taken away from her, while others return unexpectedly. So Conway turns the Thieving Forest into a brilliant metaphor for adulthood—which, like the forest, takes away your siblings and changes them. Sometimes growing up takes your siblings away for good and sometimes it brings them closer than you thought possible. Like all great novels—and all novels worthy of re-reading—this superb book both brings to life a particular moment and makes us reflect on our common experience.
I thought that this book was a western, but a historical novel might be a better description.

This story tracks the lives of five young girls who are abducted by Indians in the frontier days of great lakes region of America.
There are villains aplenty, but some heroes and decent characters also.

The pace is fast to steady with a lot of mood, place and time information.

The book is engrossing as each girl reacts differently to their emergency, some with courage, some acceptance, some despair. But, all very human and understandable, including the young girls search for love under impossible conditions.

The book has a lot to give the reader and I highly recommend it.

The book is thought provoking, how do people in helpless situations survive? When do they give up and chose death? How do different cultures view and practice cruelty.
This book was riveting as well as really well written. I loved the sheer adventure of the story about Ohio in the days when it was a dangerous wilderness. The characters were totally engaging and believable. The depiction of the Indians and the settlers was well researched and fascinating. I highly recommend this book as one that is a very good tale that keeps you reading. It is, and I say this rarely, a real page turner. Also the descriptions of what was then the frontier were beautifully written. This is one of the best books I have read lately.
There are few books as well written and researched as this one. I found myself looking up images of the Indian tribes because the descriptions were so interesting. I learned a lot about frontier life and how extreme it could be, all while reading a compelling story of survival and toughness. Thank you to the author. I have a new name to add to my list of favorite authors. I wish I were expressive enough to convey how excellent this novel was, but sadly I am a reader rather than a writer.
The story is set in 1806 and follows five sisters who are on their own after the recent passing of their parents. The five are faced with the choice to remain and run the family store in the tiny settlement along the edge of Ohio’s Great Black Swamp or pull up stakes and join the youngest sister living with their aunt in Philadelphia.

By the banks of the Great Black Swamp, one woman fights to save her sisters caught between two cultures in Martha Conway’s tale, "Thieving Forest."

The world is filled with such events that when the right author develops characters and plunges them into a real-world timeline, history comes alive. Martha Conway has succeeded in doing this in her debut novel, "Thieving Forest."

Conway turns the story up a notch early as four of the older girls are kidnapped by a band of Potawatomi Indians who raid their home. Seventeen-year-old Susanna is left behind, and though shaken deeply, quickly comes to her senses and determines to rescue her siblings.

Trust is the theme as the story unfolds. The kidnapping is somewhat of an unexpected occurrence as the family had good relations with the natives. The issue is complex and Susanna finds herself questioning who she can trust along with the sad realization that sometimes people are not always who they claim to be. The sisters are eventually reunited, but as is true in real life, things can never be the same.

Martha Conway paints a stunning portrait of life in the early days of the United States expansion into the West. She has done her research, and it shows as she delves into Native American tribes and the relationship they have with the European settlers.

Detailed descriptions of day-to-day life, including the hardships experienced, are fleshed out with complex and engaging characters. A tale of self-discovery, personal growth, romance, family ties, loyalty and more in this book readers will find hard to put down.
A fantastic novel about sisters taken by Indians. A gripping tale of sisters that left me reading late into the night because I was compelled to find out what happens next. Fantastic writing.