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008 010910s2002 nyu 000 1 eng
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050 00 $aPR6073.A828$bF56 2002
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100 1 $aWaters, Sarah,$d1966-$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nb98042243
245 10 $aFingersmith /$cSarah Waters.
260 $aNew York :$bRiverhead Books,$c2002.
263 $a0202
300 $a511 pages ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
520 1 $a"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.".
520 8 $a"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 a maid to Maud Lilly, a naive country 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.".
520 8 $a"With dreams of paying back the kindness of her family, Sue agrees to the plan. Once in, however, she begins to pity her helpless mark and to care for Maud Lilly in unexpected ways...only the first surprise in this Dickensian novel of stunning thrills and reversals."--BOOK JACKET.
651 0 $aLondon (England)$vFiction.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008106611
650 0 $aLesbians$vFiction.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008106911
655 7 $aHistorical fiction.$2gsafd
655 7 $aLesbian fiction.$2local
852 00 $bbar$hPR6073.A828$iF56 2002
852 00 $bglx$hPR6073.A828$iF56 2002