Fingersmith

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What to expect

From the celebrated author of Tipping the Velvet and Affinity comes 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 she draws breath, Sue's fate is linked to that of another orphan growing up in a gloomy mansion not too many miles away.

'Sarah Waters is one of the best storytellers alive today . . .'
Matt Thorne, Independent on Sunday

'Intensely atmospheric, impeccably paced, and cunningly structured, this is that rarity in contemporary fiction: a deeply serious novel that is also a thumping great read'
Douglas Kennedy, Mail on Sunday

'There are always novels that you envy people for not yet having read, for the pleasure they still have to come. Well, this is one. Long, dark, twisted and satisfying, it's a fabulous piece of writing . . . an unforgettable experience'
Julie Myerson, Guardian

Winner of The CWA Ellis Peters Dagger for Historical Crime Fiction

Critics Review

  • Totally immersive with brilliantly drawn characters… a page-turning thriller while managing to be a tender love story

    Adam Kay

  • Intensely atmospheric, impeccably paced, and cunningly structured, this is that rarity in contemporary fiction: a deeply serious novel that is also a thumping great read

    Mail on Sunday

  • There are always novels that you envy people for not having read yet, for the pleasure they still have to come. Well, this is one. Long, dark, twisted and satisfying, it’s a fabulous piece of writing… An unforgettable experience

    Guardian

  • One of the best twists of any book, one that lifts the novel from a brilliant piece of modern Victoriana to something altogether more original and daring… Fingersmith, like so many great books, calls into question our desire to fit novels into restrictive boxes… If you like a great story, brilliantly told, you’ll love this book

    The Times

  • A chilling, ingenious erotic thriller – unputdownable

    Sunday Express

  • She distils a slice of London Victoriana, involving pickpockets, orphans and identity, into a fantastic plot and handles the story so well that you just can’t wait to get to the end

    Tracy Chevalier

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