Once the inheritance is secured, Maud will be disposed ofâ 'passed off as mad, and made to live out the rest of her days in a lunatic asylum. One day, the most beloved thief of all arrivesâ '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. Sucksby's household, with its fussy babies calmed with doses of gin, also hosts a transient family of petty thievesâ 'fingersmithsâ 'for whom this house in the heart of a mean London slum is home.

Sucksby, a 'baby farmer,' who raised her with unusual tenderness, as if Sue were her own. Sue Trinder is an orphan, left as an infant in the care of Mrs.

A pulsating story.'â 'The New York Times Book Review The Handmaiden, a film adaptation of Fingersmith, directed by Park Chan-wook and starring Kim Tae-Ri, is now available. ABOUT FINGERSMITH: 'Oliver Twist with a twist.Waters spins an absorbing tale that withholds as much as it discloses. A presentable first printing of Sarah Waters' critically acclaimed novel Fingersmith, shortlisted for the Orange Prize and the Man Booker Prize and winner of the CWA Historical Dagger for Historical Crime Fiction. Remainder mark to bottom edge of text block. Mild edgewear to binding, with bumps to head and tail of spine. Bound in orange paper over boards, with spine backed in green and lettered in gilt. Mild shelfwear to unclipped dust jacket with light rubbing to covers and creasing to corners and edges. First edition, with full number line indicating first printing.

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