{"product_id":"fingersmith-2","title":"Fingersmith","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" data-mce-style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSecond-Hand\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eExcellent condition\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\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.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMrs. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOnce 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBut no one and nothing is as it seems in this Dickensian novel of thrills and reversals.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/roseyravelstonbooks.com\/search?q=vendor%3ASarah+Waters\u0026amp;options%5Bprefix%5D=last\" title=\"Sarah Waters\" style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003eMore books by Sarah Waters\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e","brand":"Sarah Waters","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42086345441449,"sku":"","price":7.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/9518\/0962\/products\/finger_cf7ca981-799c-4b9f-9e79-022d3a214f29.jpg?v=1648088545","url":"https:\/\/roseyravelstonbooks.com.au\/products\/fingersmith-2","provider":"RoseyRavelston Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}