Fingersmith

by Sarah Waters

Paperback, 592 pages

English language

Published Jan. 1, 2005 by Virago.

ISBN:: 978-1-84408-165-3

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Growing up as a foster child among a family of thieves, orphan Sue Trinder hopes to pay back that kindness by playing a key role in a swindle scheme devised by their leader, Gentleman, who is planning to con a fortune out of the naive Maud Lily, but Sue's growing pity for their helpless victim could destroy the plot.

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