num_pages: 592
description: Sue Trinder is an orphan, left as an infant in the care of Mrs. Sucksby, a "baby farmer," who raised her with unusual tenderness, as if Sue were her own. Mrs. Sucksby's household, with its fussy babies calmed with doses of gin, also hosts a transient family of petty thieves 'Fingersmiths' for whom this house in the heart of a mean London slum is home.One day, the most beloved thief of all arrives - Gentleman, an elegant con man, who carries with him an enticing proposition for Sue: If she wins a position as the maid to Maud Lilly, a naive gentlewoman, and aids Gentleman in her seduction, then they will all share in Maud's vast inheritance. Once the inheritance is secured, Maud will be disposed of - passed off as mad, and made to live out the rest of her days in a lunatic asylum. With dreams of paying back the kindness of her adopted family, Sue agrees to the plan. Once in, however, Sue begins to pity her helpless mark and care for Maud Lilly in unexpected ways... but no one and nothing is as it seems in this Dickensian novel of thrills and reversals.
language: English
title: Fingersmith
titlecomplete: Fingersmith
characters: Mrs. Sucksby, Sue Trinder, Maud Lilly, Gentleman
genres: Gothic, Historical, Adult, Lesbian, LGBT, Romance, Queer, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Mystery
ratings_count: 103152
places: London, England
awards: awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Booker Prize, awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Stonewall Book Award
category: Literature, awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Orange Prize
category: Fiction Shortlist, awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: CWA Ellis Peters Historical Award, awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Lambda Literary Award
category: Lesbian Fiction, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: このミステリーがすごい！
category: Best Translated Mystery Novel of the Year in Japan
publisher: Virago