The Orphan Thief is the second book set during World War Two by Glynis Peters. This book begins during the Coventry Blitz with a shocking scene of young Ruby Shadwell discovering that she has lost her entire family, her home and everything she held dear.

Ruby struggles to cope with the shocking realities of her new life, in one day she has been left with nothing. But Ruby isn’t a quitter. She might be young but she’s determined and once she’s had a little time to process all that’s happened to her, she works hard to pick herself up and make something of herself.

As Ruby fights to find her way in the chaos of war-torn Coventry she makes new friends, including a photographer, Canadian Sergeant Jean-Paul Clayton and a young streetwise urchin, Tommy. Slowly her life takes on new meaning, but as with Glynis Peters’ books there is far more to the story than a review can ever cover.

The Orphan Thief is a brilliantly written, dramatic, heartbreaking, yet heartwarming story that draws the reader into Ruby’s life and will no doubt be a huge bestseller, just like Peters’ previous book, The Secret Orphan.