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* The Orange Prize short-listed, Booker Prize short-listed, critically adored, third novel from Sarah Waters – reissued in with a stunning new jacket From the celebrated author of Tipping the Velvet and Affinity comes an extraordinary, ingenious tale of fraud, insanity and secrets. London 1862. Sue Trinder, orphaned at birth, grows up among petty thieves – fingersmiths – under the rough but loving care of Mrs Sucksby and her ‘family’. But from the moment she draws breath, Sue’s fate is linked to that of another orphan growing up in a gloomy mansion not too many miles away. ‘Sarah Waters is one of the best storytellers alive today . . .’ Matt Thorne, Independent on Sunday ‘Intensely atmospheric, impeccably paced, and cunningly structured, this is that rarity in contemporary fiction: a deeply serious novel that is also a thumping great read’ Douglas Kennedy, Mail on Sunday ‘There are always novels that you envy people for not yet having read, for the pleasure they still have to come. Well, this is one. Long, dark, twisted and satisfying, it’s a fabulous piece of writing . . . an unforgettable experience’ Julie Myerson, Guardian Winner of The CWA Ellis Peters Dagger for Historical Crime Fiction A BBC TWO BETWEEN THE COVERS BOOK CLUB PICK (BOOKER PRIZE GEMS) London 1862. Sue Trinder, orphaned at birth, grows up among petty thieves – fingersmiths – under the rough but loving care of Mrs Sucksby and her ‘family’. But from the moment she draws breath, Sue’s fate is linked to that of another orphan growing up in a gloomy mansion not too many miles away.

Langue

en

Version

Livre audio numérique

Date de sortie initiale

25 septembre 2014

Temps de jeu

23:35:08

Illustrations

Non

Personnes impliquées

Auteur principal

Sarah Waters

Narrateur

Juanita Mcmahon

Editeur principal

Little, Brown Book Group

Deuxième édition

Hachette Uk

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Autres spécifications

Livre d‘étude

Non

Porno

Non

Édition

Unabridged edition

EAN

EAN

9781405532716

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Catégories

Littérature et Romans

Romans historiques

Romans litteraires

Livres

Livre, ebook ou livre audio ?

Livre audio

Disponibilité

Disponible à l’adresse suivante

Langue

Anglais

Auteur

Sarah Waters