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Fingersmith is a 2002 historical crime novel set in Victorian-era Britain by Sarah Waters. [1] Plot summary. Part one. Sue Trinder, an orphan raised in "a Fagin -like den of thieves" by her adoptive mother, Mrs Sucksby, is sent to help Richard "Gentleman" Rivers seduce a wealthy heiress.
1 de oct. de 2002 · 4.02. 106,863 ratings8,123 reviews. 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 ...
1 de oct. de 2002 · Fingersmith. Paperback – October 1, 2002. by Sarah Waters (Author) 4.1 8,077 ratings. See all formats and editions. “Oliver Twist with a twist…Waters spins an absorbing tale that withholds as much as it discloses. A pulsating story.”—. The New York Times Book Review.
1 de oct. de 2002 · Fingersmith Kindle Edition. by Sarah Waters (Author) Format: Kindle Edition. 4.1 8,082 ratings. See all formats and editions. “Oliver Twist with a twist…Waters spins an absorbing tale that withholds as much as it discloses. A pulsating story.”— The New York Times Book Review.
15 de nov. de 2022 · Sarah Waters’ Fingersmith, which was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize in 2002, is the story of Sue Trinder, who poses as a lady’s maid to an orphan-heiress in Victorian England. A perennial favourite among readers since its publication, the novel was turned into a two-part BBC drama in 2005 and, a decade later, adapted by the ...
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.
4 de feb. de 2002 · Fingersmith. Written by Sarah Waters. Sarah Waters offers an intriguing blend of mystery and suspense, secrets and betrayal in her evocative Victorian underworld page-turner. London, 1862.
