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Book Review By fran laniado
Fingersmith by Sarah Waters

Susan Trinder grew up an orphan, cared for by a gang of thieves. When she is seventeen, one thief, a mysterious figure known only as Gentleman confronts her with an elaborate plot. He plans to marrry the wealthy and naive Maud Lilly, get her money and commit her to a mental hospital. If Susan poses as Maud's maid she may get half of Gentleman's profits. Susan agrees, and takes the job as a maid. But Maud and Susan grow close and an erotic relationship develops between the two. When the time comes to put the plan into action, Susan discovers that Maud is not nearly as naive as she once believed. Furtherfore, Maud may be as villinous as Gentleman himself. Eventually it is Susan who is commited to an insane asylum while Gentleman holds Maud prisoner. Yet while Maud lives in Gentleman's clutches, she learns that the relationship between her and Susan goes deeper than she ever thought, and that they are pawn in a plot greater than either of them could have possible imagined.


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

Setting
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK
City? Yes
City: - London
Misc setting

Writing Style
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references only - descript of kissing - lesbians!
Weird Victorian/Shakespearean English? Yes
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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