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Violence
A lot
Strong
Language
Some
Moderate
Sexual Content
Some
Moderate
Substance Use
Very heavy
Extreme
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Strong
What this book is about
A boy survives a museum bombing that kills his mother, stealing a small painting in the chaos — and is pulled between antique furniture, crime, and heroin addiction across the next decade.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
Heroin addiction depicted in extensive detail
Museum bombing and multiple deaths
Survivor guilt from parental death as sustained weight
Criminal underworld and art forgery
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