| Sue Trinder is an orphan living in 19th century London. She is being brought up by Mrs. Sucksby, a rough but kind and hard-working woman whose 'family' consists of other orphans and a bunch of petty thieves or 'fingersmiths'. Sue is getting pretty used to this kind of life when one day an acquantaince of the family, whom they call 'Gentleman', comes to her with a proposal to become a servant to a young woman who will inherit a lot of money when she marries. Gentleman wants to marry her, get the money, then 'dump' her in true Dickensian style. But he needs Sue's help. Sue agrees, not knowing the whole story, but interested in the money Gentleman promises her.
Well, she finds in Maud more than a rich gentlewoman, and their relationship is intriguing. The deception and secrets lead to a worse fate for Sue herself. Spunky and street-wise, she escapes from the asylum she was thrown into. And she finds that her life is much more intertwined with Maud's than she would ever have imagined. Sue, Maud and Gentleman eventually end up altogether at Mrs. Sucksby's, where Gentleman is killed - by one of them. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of book? - upbeat Time/era of story - 1600-1899 Romance/Romance Problems Yes Crime & Police story Yes Story of Kind of sex: - lesbians Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Taboo sex story? Yes Main Character Gender - Female Age: - a teen Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - 20's-30's How sensitive is this character? Intelligence - Average intelligence Setting How much descriptions of surroundings? - 4 () Writing Style Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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