Fingersmith - A Victorian Thriller
by muffy
BBC feature film Fingersmith, based on the novel (short listed for the Orange Prize and the Man Booker Prize in 2002) by Sarah Waters, is a Victorian thriller not to be missed.
The paths of Maud, a wealthy heiress and that of Susan, an orphan raised in a den of petty thieves (or fingersmiths) collide with devastating consequences and yet, a deep connection is forged that spell their redemption.
Beautiful period costumes, moody cinematography, and knock-your-socks-off plot twists made for 180 minutes of sensual viewing pleasure.
Check out Waters’ other titles Tipping the Velvet (in DVD); and her latest - The Night Watch.
In 2003, Granta magazine named Sarah one of 20 Best Young British Novelists.
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