Fingersmith

Fingersmith

by SarahWaters (Author)

Synopsis

'We were all more or less thieves at Lant Street. But we were that kind of thief that rather eased the dodgy deed along, than did it ...We could pass anything, anything at all, at speeds which would astonish you. There was only one thing, in fact, that had come and got stuck - one thing that had somehow withstood the tremendous pull of that passage - one thing that never had a price put to it. I mean of course, Me.' Sue Trinder, orphaned at birth, is born among petty thieves - fingersmiths - in London's Borough. From the moment she draws breath, her fate is linked to another orphan, growing up in a gloomy mansion not too many miles away ...A modern day Dickens, Sarah Waters is one of Britain's stars.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 560
Edition: Media tie-in
Publisher: Virago
Published: 24 Mar 2005

ISBN 10: 1844081656
ISBN 13: 9781844081653

Media Reviews
'A chilling, ingenious erotic thriller - unputdownable' Sunday Express 'She distils a slice of London Victoriana, involving pickpockets, orphans and identity, into a fantastic plot and handles the story so well that you just can't wait to get to the end.' Tracy Chevalier,author of The Girl with a Pearl Earring 'Sarah Waters is one of the best storytellers alive today' Matt Thorne, Independent on Sunday.
Author Bio
Sarah Waters was born in Wales in 1966. She has a Ph.D in English Literature and has lectured for the Open University. She lives in London.