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A raw funny surprisingly tender novel about belonging class and what makes a life a success I loved the central brother/sister relationship and how the book confronted masculinity and the disparity between womanhood and the male experience I grew so fond of the protagonist and devoured the book in a day Dolly Alderton What I did to them was terrible but you have to understand the context This was London 2016Bohemia is history Paul has awoken to the fact that he will always be better known for reviewing haircuts than for his literary journalism He is about to be kicked out of his cheap flat in east London and his sister has gone missing after an argument about what to do with the house where they grew up Now that their mother is dead this is the last link they have to the declining town on the northwest coast where they grew upEnter Emily Nardini a cult author who after granting Paul a rare interview receives him into her surprisingly grand home Paul is immediately intrigued by Emily and her fictions by her vexingly famous and successful partner Andrew too old for her by half and later by Andrews daughter Sophie a journalist whose sexedup vision of the revolution has gone viral Increasingly obsessed relationships under strain Paul travels up and down north and south torn between the town he thought he had escaped and the city that threatens to chew him upWith heart bite and humour Luke Brown leads the reader beyond easy partisanship and into much trickier terrain Straddling the fissures within a man and his country riven by envy wealth ownership entitlement and loss Theft is an exhilarating howl of a novelPerfect for fans of Jonathan Coles Middle England Zadie Smiths NW and Nick Hornbys High FidelityIts a rare thrill to find a writer with Luke Browns gift for nimbly navigating the maze of gentrification Brexit and the gig economy with dark effervescent hilarity Theft is a funhouse mirror held up to the grim absurdity of our political moment a quickwitted tale of generational crisis and an incredibly poignant and funny take on what happens after bad turns to worse Alexandra KleemanLuke Browns Theft is acerbic but tender biting but elegiac a snapshot of early twentyfirst century life in which the unceasing prospect of catastrophe is the new normal Colin BarrettTheft is a witty tender and insightful portrait of a city and a life at at time of crisis Its engrossing and charming and made me laugh many many times Nicole FlatteryThis Britain is both utterly recognisable and freshly revealed and the writing assured funny and always humane Catherine OFlynnAstute and funny Lucy Knight Sunday Times