![]() ![]() ![]() At 17, Sue is drawn into a plot to bilk Maud Lilly, another orphan who lives in a remote estate with her Uncle, out of her fortune. Set in Victorian England, it concerns the life of Sue Trinder, who was orphaned at birth and raised by Mrs Sucksby and her ‘family’ of fingersmiths or petty thieves. ![]() Despite the book’s length, reviews had promised a page-turner and they were right.įingersmith is a difficult book to talk about without giving anything away – there are more plot twists and deceptions packed into its 500 plus pages than any other book in recent memory. As always, I deliberated endlessly over what to choose and wanted to pick something off my ‘to read’ shelf. Long, dark, twisted and satisfying, it’s a fabulous piece of writing…and unforgettable experience.” Julie Myerson, Guardianįingersmith was my choice for book club. There are always novels that you envy people for not yet having read, for the pleasure they still have to come. ![]()
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