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| Genre/Form: | Historical fiction Lesbian fiction Fiction |
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| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Waters, Sarah, 1966- Fingersmith. New York : Riverhead Books, 2002 (OCoLC)605958205 |
| Material Type: | Fiction |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Sarah Waters |
| ISBN: | 1573222038 9781573222037 |
| OCLC Number: | 48045927 |
| Awards: | Winner of CWA Ellis Peters Historical Award 2002. Shortlisted for Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2002. Shortlisted for Orange Prize for Fiction 2002. |
| Description: | 511 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Responsibility: | Sarah Waters. |
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From the author of the "New York Times" Notable Book "Tipping the Velvet" comes a spellbinding, twisting tale of a great swindle, of fortunes and hearts won and lost, set in Victorian London among a family of thieves.
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Thrilling plot twists
Deftly plotted with fascinating characters, Fingersmith by Sarah Waters wallows in the depths of psychological intrigue while illuminating the marginalized roles of women in Victorian England. The story is powerfully narrated by Sue and Maud, two orphaned women from opposite worlds of privilege and poverty...
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Deftly plotted with fascinating characters, Fingersmith by Sarah Waters wallows in the depths of psychological intrigue while illuminating the marginalized roles of women in Victorian England. The story is powerfully narrated by Sue and Maud, two orphaned women from opposite worlds of privilege and poverty who struggle between intelligence and instinct to discover they share an inexplicably intertwined destiny. Sue grows up in a Dickensian den of thieves or "fingersmiths" in the slums of London, where a scam means survival. Maud lives a sheltered, privileged life in the country as secretary to her book collector uncle. Sue is brought into Maud's life and opens her mind and heart when the ironically monikered Gentleman makes Sue a tool in a scheme to take advantage of Maud's inheritance. The story moves through the lush greenery of the country, the dusty scourge of Victorian London, and the humid desperation of a madhouse with sensual details that envelop the reader as Gentleman's plan goes devastatingly awry.
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