Sue Trinder is an orphan, left as an infant in the care of Mrs.
A pulsating story."-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. Lesbian twist in this unfolding drama of reversals and revelations-but let that be a hook to pique your curiosity because this is a novel teeming with unexpected delights."Oliver Twist with a twist.Waters spins an absorbing tale that withholds as much as it discloses. It won’t be too much of a spoiler to mention that there’s a However, both Sue and Maud find themselves caught up in something far greater, with dangerous consequences that neither can foresee.ĭeeply atmospheric and exquisitely crafted, “Fingersmith” is reminiscent of both Dickens and du Maurier at their best. But when Sue meets Maud, and is struck by her innocence and kindness, she begins to feel the first tingles of regret-although abandoning the duplicitous plan is now out of the question. Sue Trinder, a young petty thief-or fingersmith-is drawn into an elaborate scheme to dupe Maud Lilly, a lonely young lady with a substantial inheritance. And she had made me love her, when I meant only to ruin her.’ She was like milk-too pale, too pure, too simple. To learn more about how and for what purposes Amazon uses personal information (such as Amazon Store order history), please visit our Privacy Notice. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie Preferences, as described in the Cookie Notice. Click ‘Customise Cookies’ to decline these cookies, make more detailed choices, or learn more. Third parties use cookies for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalised ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. This includes using first- and third-party cookies, which store or access standard device information such as a unique identifier. If you agree, we’ll also use cookies to complement your shopping experience across the Amazon stores as described in our Cookie Notice. We also use these cookies to understand how customers use our services (for example, by measuring site visits) so we can make improvements. We use cookies and similar tools that are necessary to enable you to make purchases, to enhance your shopping experiences and to provide our services, as detailed in our Cookie Notice.
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