The epic bestselling new novel from the author of the book thief 'if the book thief was a novel that allowed death to steal the show. Its brilliantly illuminated follow-up is affirmatively full of life Guardian A lost typewriter -- a dead dog -- The bones of the snake that killed it Matthew Dunbar, eldest of five brothers, is on a journey to find them all. Only then can he tell the astonishing story of his family, rocked by tragedy and a long-buried secret.