Honest (A Modern Take on Oliver Twist)
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A twist on the classic Dickens' novel: "Oliver Twist, this story is modernized and told through the eyes of Nancy. Nancy is happy living her honest life as a clerk in a bookshop in Atlanta until Dodger reappears in her life asking for help. Dodger brings her back to New York and back into Fagin's gang of pickpockets, con men, and the deliciously dangerous Billy Sykes. When Nancy meets Oliver, she knows right away she will do anything to protect the boy but what price will she have to pay?
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