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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''. But from the moment Sue draws breath, her fate is linked to that of another orphan growing up in a gloomy mansion not too many miles away.

''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

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    A Paperback by Sarah Waters

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      Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
      Publication Date: 1/16/2024
      ISBN13: 9780349018508, 978-0349018508
      ISBN10: 349018502
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      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''. But from the moment Sue draws breath, her fate is linked to that of another orphan growing up in a gloomy mansion not too many miles away.

      ''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

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