Fingersmith

Name: Fingersmith
Brand: Little, Brown Book Group
SKU: 9780349018508
Price: 27.99 NZD
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By Sarah Waters

4.02

( 109,981 ratings, 8,487 reviews)

Brief Description

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.' Sue's life takes an unexpected turn when she... Read More

Format: Paperback / softback

Fingersmith

From an award-winning author, Fingersmith is an extraordinary, ingenious tale of fraud, insanity and secrets

Description

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.' Sue's life takes an unexpected turn when she becomes embroiled in a complex plot to defraud a young heiress, Maud Lilly, who is growing up in a gloomy mansion filled with sinister secrets. As Sue moves into Maud's household under the guise of being her maid, both young women find themselves ensnared in a dangerous game of intrigue and deception, where nothing is as it seems and each twist reveals a deeper, darker truth.

With rich, evocative prose and meticulously crafted characters, Sarah Waters immerses the reader in Victorian England's gritty underbelly and the gothic elegance of grand estates. The narrative intricately unfolds, blending suspense and emotion with a skilful hand. More than just a historical thriller, Fingersmith explores themes of identity, loyalty, and betrayal, creating an unforgettable experience that will keep readers on the edge of their seats.

'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

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780349018508

Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 16 May 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Virago Press Ltd

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 44.0mm

Width: 126.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 440g

Pages: 560

Collections

Fiction General Fiction Historical Fiction LGBTQ+ Sarah Waters

About the Author

Sarah Waters, who was born in Wales, has been described as 'one of the best storytellers alive today' (Matt Thorne, Independent), and there can be no doubt that readers and critics alike have been gripped by her extraordinary imagination. Sarah Waters' first novel, Tipping the Velvet, won a Betty Trask Award, and was shortlisted for the Mail on Sunday/John Llewellyn Rhys Prize. Her next novel, Affinity, won the Somerset Maugham Award and the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award while Fingersmith and The Night Watch were both shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and the Orange Prize. The former also won the CWA Ellis Peters Dagger Award for Historical Crime Fiction and the South Bank Show Award for Literature. The Little Stranger was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize in 2009 and The Paying Guests was shortlisted for the Baileys Prize in 2015. Tipping the Velvet, Affinity, Fingersmith and The Night Watch have all been adapted for television, The Little Stranger was adapted as a film by Lenny Abrahamson, and Fingersmith inspired Park Chan-wook's film, The Handmaiden. Sarah Waters has been named Author of the Year five times: by the British Book Awards, The Booksellers' Association, Waterstone's Booksellers, Glamour Magazine Awards and the Stonewall Awards. In 2019 she was awarded an OBE for services to literature.