# Fingersmith - Paperback

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by **Sarah Waters** (Author)

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Sue Trinder is an orphan, left as an infant in the care of Mrs. Sucksby, a "baby farmer," who raised her with unusual tenderness, as if Sue were her own. Mrs. Sucksby's household, with its fussy babies calmed with doses of gin, also hosts a transient family of petty thieves--fingersmiths--for whom this house in the heart of a mean London slum is home.

One day, the most beloved thief of all arrives--Gentleman, an elegant con man, who carries with him an enticing proposition for Sue: If she wins a position as the maid to Maud Lilly, a naïve gentlewoman, and aids Gentleman in her seduction, then they will all share in Maud's vast inheritance. Once the inheritance is secured, Maud will be disposed of--passed off as mad, and made to live out the rest of her days in a lunatic asylum.

With dreams of paying back the kindness of her adopted family, Sue agrees to the plan. Once in, however, Sue begins to pity her helpless mark and care for Maud Lilly in unexpected ways...But no one and nothing is as it seems in this Dickensian novel of thrills and reversals.

### Author Biography

**Sarah Waters** is the _New York Times_\-bestselling author of _The Paying Guests_, _The Little Stranger_, _The Night Watch_, _Fingersmith_, _Affinity_, and _Tipping the Velvet_. She has three times been short-listed for the Man Booker Prize, has twice been a finalist for the Orange Prize, and was named one of _Granta_'s best young British novelists, among other distinctions. Waters lives in London.

**Number of Pages:** 600

**Dimensions:** 1.3 x 8 x 5.2 IN

**Publication Date:** October 01, 2002

## Details

- **Price:** 26.0 GBP
- **Vendor:** BooksCloud
- **Type:** Books
- **Tags:** Books, Fiction, Historical, Lesbian, LGBTQ+, Price Written on Book, Thrillers

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