Received through Bookmooch, Fingersmith by Sarah Waters is, at its most basic, a story of deception. As written on the book cover, the story is about two orphans, Sue Trinder and Maud Lilly. Manipulated by someone she knows only as Gentleman, Sue is sent to a country estate to work as Maud’s maid and help him woo the simple heiress Maud. The plot twists until one girl is in a terrifying insane asylum and another held captive.
I found the first half of the book extremely interesting and was surprised by the major plot twist in the middle. I was less enthralled with the second part and at page 361 called it quits. The story just became to far-fetched and muddled for my tastes.
