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Book Review of Beggarman Thief

Beggarman Thief
Beggarman Thief
Author: Irwin Shaw
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Hardcover
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It is 1968, the end of the saga of Tom Jordache, the murdered hero of Rich Man, Poor Man. In the ship he had captained, now piloted by his son, Wesley, are Kate, his wife of five days, his brother and sister, Rudolph Jordache and Gretchen Burke, and his best friend and partner, Bunny Dwyer.
Beggarman, Thief, begins with a father to be avenged, lives to be continued in one way or another, careers to be fashioned, guilt to be atoned for, hatred to wound, and love to heal.