Fingersmith
of Sarah Waters
Description
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. Sucksbyâs household, with its fussy babies calmed with doses of gin, also hosts a transient family of petty thievesâfingersmithsâfor whom this house in the heart of a mean London slum is home.One day, the most beloved thief of all arrivesâGentleman, 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 naĂŻve gentlewoman, and aids Gentleman in her seduction, then they will all share in Maudâs vast inheritance. Once the inheritance is secured, Maud will be disposed ofâpassed 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.
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Book Details
- Format E-book
- Pages 592 pages
- Publisher Riverhead Books
- Publication Date October 1st 2002
- First Publication Not informed
- Language English
- ISBN 9781101057025
- Edition Not informed
- Category Other
- Scenario ['London, England']
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