The Thief of TimeThe dazzling first novel from the author of The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas and Mutiny on the Bounty. Matthieu Zela has lived his life well. In fact, he's lived several lives well. Because Matthieu Zela's life is characterised by one amazing facthis body stopped ageing before the end of the eighteenth century. Starting in 1758, a young Matthieu flees Paris after witnessing his mother's brutal murder. His only companions are his younger brother Tomas