![]() Using a smattering of Swahili, Sheng (street slang), and French, Anderson adeptly uses language to bring Tina’s world to life as she carefully traces her heroine’s history to reveal a shocking truth. ![]() Debut author Anderson, a former aid worker, deftly addresses issues in the region in this fast-paced thriller, highlighting the struggles of refugees in war-torn eastern Congo and the human rights violations that women in particular face. As she learns skills to become an accomplished thief, she lives by a series of rules, including “Rule 3: thieves don’t have friends” and “Rule 15: a rule from my mother: run.” As Tina gets closer to exacting revenge for her mother’s death, she discovers that she may not have all the facts. Years ago, Tina and her mother had fled Congo as refugees, seeking a new home and a new life. Anderson Genre: Mystery, Friendship, Romance, Fiction In shadows of Sangui, Kenya, a girl does not exist. ![]() Recruited by the Goondas, a gang of orphans and street kids, Tina is the only girl trained to become a foot soldier. City of Saints and Thieves By: Natalie C. Tina has been living on the streets of (the fictional) Sangui City in Kenya since her mother’s murder at the home of Roland Greyhill, her mother’s employer and the father of Tina’s half-sister, Kiki. ![]()
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