Fingersmith: shortlisted for the Booker Prize

Set in Victorian London in 1862, the novel follows Sue Trinder, an orphan who grows up among a family of petty thieves—or 'fingersmiths'—under the care of the rough but loving Mrs. Sucksby. Sue's fate becomes entwined with that of another orphan, Maud Lilly, who lives a secluded life in a gloomy mansion. Sue is recruited by a con man known as 'Gentleman' to pose as a maid in Maud's household as part of an ingenious plot. The plan is for Gentleman to seduce the wealthy Maud, marry her, and then commit her to an asylum to claim her fortune. As Sue carries out her role, she begins to develop an unexpected and mutual physical attraction to Maud, which threatens to derail the entire scheme, uncovering layers of fraud, secrets, and betrayal.

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