Fingersmith

Fingersmith

by SarahWaters (Author)

Synopsis

Set in a den of thieves in 1860's London, this novel focuses on Susan, a pickpocket, who is persuaded by her cohorts to pose as a lady's maid and infiltrate the household of Maud, a young heiress in possession of a large inheritance.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 560
Edition: Reprinted Edition
Publisher: Virago
Published: 04 Feb 2002

ISBN 10: 1860498825
ISBN 13: 9781860498824
Prizes: Winner of CWA Ellis Peters Historical Dagger 2002 and CWA Ellis Peters Historical Award 2002. Shortlisted for Orange Prize 2002 and Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2002 and Orange Prize for Fiction 2002 and Booker Prize for Fiction 2002.

Media Reviews
The prize-winning author of Tipping the Velvet and Affinity has produced a new novel full of dark secrets as well as insanity and erotic love. Sue Trinder, orphaned at birth and brought up by fingersmiths (petty thieves) becomes part of a complex scam to obtain a fortune when she is 17. It involves her in becoming a lady's maid - these are Dickensian times - and it is not long before things start to go very wrong. She becomes involved with another orphan growing up in a gloomy country mansion. It is an extraordinarily vivid story which conjures up a brilliant picture of the period.
Author Bio
Sarah Waters was born in Wales in 1966. She has a Ph.D in English Literature and has published articles on lesbian and gay writing and cultural history. Her first novel, Tipping the Velvet, won a 1999 Betty Trask award. For Affinity, she was awarded the Somerset Maughm prize and the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year 2000.