"Who could determine what counted as theft when museums and countries and civilizations saw the spoils of conquest as rightfully earned?"
"I want you to take back what the West stole." As someone who grew up watching all the heist and spy movies with her parents, I went into this with a lot excitement and questions. This is a story told through the eyes of children of immigrants and their quest to reclaim their identity through a series of art heists. ebook kindle Portrait of a Thief by Grace D.The Portrait of a Thief was everywhere on my Twitter feed when it first dropped on Netgalley and the mysterious cover alongside its fascinating premise bumped this onto my anticipated releases for the year.
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