Fingersmith is a Victorian-era crime novel written by the Welsh author Sarah Waters. Its title refers to either a petty thief or pickpocket but is also an allusion to female masturbation as the story concerns a lesbian romance as well as nineteenth-century pornography. The book was critically acclaimed and short-listed for numerous fiction prizes, including the Orange Prize and the Man Booker Prize. · Corsets and cliffhangers. Julie Myerson is hooked by Sarah Waters, a modern Wilkie Collins whose Fingersmith reveals a vital Victorian world Estimated Reading Time: 4 mins. Sarah Waters is the New York Times–bestselling author of The Paying Guests, The Little Stranger,The Night Watch, Fingersmith, Affinity, and Tipping the Velvet. She has three times been short-listed for the Man Booker Prize, has twice been a finalist for the Orange Prize, and was named one of Granta ’s best young British novelists, among other distinctions/5(K).
Fingersmith, as usual, had the gorgeous, atmospheric qualities that I think is Sarah Waters's trademark. And of course, the writing is simply genius. But more than that, Fingersmith is fantastic -- this novel told a darn good bltadwin.ru again in 19th century London, Fingersmith begins with Sue Trinder's tale as an orphan and a thief. About Sarah Waters Sarah Waters is the New York Times bestselling author of The Paying Guests, The Little Stranger, The Night Watch, Fingersmith, Affinity, and Tipping the Velvet. She has been shortlisted three times for the Man Booker Prize, has been a finalist twice for the Orange Prize, and was named one of Granta's best young British. Fingersmith | Page 9 of Author: Sarah Waters | Submitted by: Maria Garcia | Views | Add a Review Few books are only available in 'with images' version.
Fingersmith marks a major leap forward in this young and brilliant career. ABOUT SARAH WATERS. Sarah Waters, 35, was born in Pembrokeshire, South West Wales, United Kingdom. She studied English Literature at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels, at the universities of Kent and Lancaster. Sarah Waters has 32 books on Goodreads with ratings. Sarah Waters’s most popular book is Fingersmith. Fingersmith is a Victorian-era crime novel written by the Welsh author Sarah Waters. Its title refers to either a petty thief or pickpocket but is also an allusion to female masturbation as the story concerns a lesbian romance as well as nineteenth-century pornography. The book was critically acclaimed and short-listed for numerous fiction prizes, including the Orange Prize and the Man Booker Prize.
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