{"product_id":"fingersmith-9781573229722","title":"Fingersmith","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Handmaiden\u003c\/i\u003e, a film adaptation of \u003ci\u003eFingersmith\u003c\/i\u003e, directed by Park Chan-wook and starring Kim Tae-Ri, is now available.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSue 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne 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 naïve 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-360144\"\u003eSarah Waters\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Riverhead Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 600\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.02lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.20w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781573229722\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1573229725\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC014000\"\u003eHistorical | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC018000\"\u003eLGBTQ+ | Lesbian\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC031020\"\u003eThrillers | Historical\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSarah Waters \u003c\/b\u003eis the\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Paying Guests\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Little Stranger\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Night Watch\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFingersmith\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Affinity\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTipping the Velvet\u003c\/i\u003e. She has three times been short-listed for the Man Booker Prize, has twice been a finalist for the Orange Prize, and was named one of \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e's best young British novelists, among other distinctions. Waters lives in London.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Riverhead Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44380318335115,"sku":"9781573229722","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5100\/7115\/files\/img_1102bb1d-2d6f-4315-b4ff-37ed5fb9d4cd.jpg?v=1760540339","url":"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/fingersmith-9781573229722","provider":"CA Corrections Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}