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'We could pass anything, anything at all, at speeds which would astonish you'. Sue, orphaned at birth, is born among petty thieves - fingersmiths - in London's Borough. From the moment she draws breath, her fate is linked to another orphan, growing up in a gloomy mansion not too many miles away. Fingersmith is the third slice of engrossing lesbian Victoriana from Sarah Waters. Although lighter and more melodramatic in tone than its predecessor Affinity, this hypnotic suspense novel is awash with all manner of gloomy Dickensian leitmotifs: pickpockets; orphans; grim prisons; lunatic asylums; "laughing villains" and, of course, "stolen fortunes and girls made out to be mad". Oliver Twist (which is mentioned on the opening page), The Woman in White and The Prince and the Pauper all exert an influence on it but none overawe. Like Peter Ackroyd, Waters has an uncanny gift for inventive reconstruction. Divided into three parts, the tale is narrated by two orphaned girls whose lives are inextricably linked. It begins in a grimy thieves kitchen in Borough, South London with 17-year-old orphan Susan Trinder. She has been raised by Mrs Sucksby, a cockney Ma Baker, in a household of fingersmiths (pickpockets), coiners and burglars. One evening Richard ...
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Loving Venus- Loving Mars: Review- Fingersmith (Movie)
I found out about Fingersmith after watching Tipping the Velvet, both by Sarah Waters and both BBC productions. I've read through several sources that Fingersmith was a better book/story, but I think they both have their good and bad ...
Book Review: Fingersmith, by Sarah Waters – this ain't livin'
Content note: This review contains details about the plot of Fingersmith, by Sarah Waters. Since the twists and turns of the plot are sort of crucial to the enjoyment of the book, if you have not read it yet, I would recommend skipping ...
Fingersmith « Care's Online Book Club
Thoughts Fingersmith by Sarah Waters, RiverHead Books 2002, 582 pages. MOTIVATION to READ: As adhoc volunteer librarian at the nursing home, I am charged with the 'disposing' of books that are not Large Print. I found this book and ...
Review: Fingersmith « The Literary Omnivore
It seems that every book blogger I know or know of has either read Fingersmith or is meaning to read it. In fact, I think all this fervor can be traced directly back to Nymeth of things mean a lot. The author, Sarah Waters, ...
Fingersmith Update & Reminder « Care's Online Book Club
I completed my reading of Fingersmith last night – I was a bit bummed that I couldn't get it into July's book count but whatever. I have quite a few page corners turned down, too! So, rather than a review or thoughts post right now, ...
- Simply rubbish!
I bought this book on a friend's recommendation. It was a complete waste of time. I've never read such mindless, boring, "waste of space". Just pointless, tedious, uninteresting, badly written, etc etc.