Oliver Twist never stood a chance — or so the world decided the moment he was born.
Orphaned, hungry, and desperate, Oliver falls into Fagin’s den of thieves and the brutal clutches of Bill Sikes — until a wounded stroke of luck lands him in the care of the kind Rose Maylie. For the first time, he knows warmth. Safety. A home. But Fagin is conspiring with a mysterious stranger who knows more about Oliver’s past than anyone should.
Happiness, for a boy like Oliver, has never come without a price. This is a story about what society does to its most defenceless — and what it owes them.