Fingersmith
by Sarah Waters
AUCK ON ITS WAY
WGTN IN STOCK
9780349018508
From an award-winning author, Fingersmith is an extraordinary, ingenious tale of fraud, insanity and secrets
London 1862. Sue Trinder, orphaned at birth, grows up among petty thieves - fingersmiths - under the rough but loving care of Mrs Sucksby and her 'family'. But from the moment Sue draws breath, her fate is linked to that of another orphan growing up in a gloomy mansion not too many miles away.
'A page turning thriller while managing to be a tender love story' Adam Kay
'Intensely atmospheric, impeccably paced, and cunningly structured' Mail on Sunday
'A chilling, ingenious erotic thriller - unputdownable' Sunday Express
'Long, dark, twisted and satisfying... An unforgettable experience' Julie Myerson, Guardian
A rollicking read of Dickensian proportions! Waters crafts a masterful plot that takes us from the grimy underbelly of Victorian London to a dreary country estate and back again – with many a plot twist along the way! Waters delights in pulling the rug out from underneath you, but her wickedly satisfying payoffs are always there to catch you when you fall. Colourful characters, lesbian longing, and devious deceptions abound! Compulsively readable.
Clara, Unity Books auckland
