![]() ![]() Not all, but at least the first three, including Fingersmith. 2, one common aspect of Sarah Waters's novels is that their protagonists are lesbians. More is the pity, because her writing style is so compulsively readable, at least going by her third novel, Fingersmith (2002).Īs with Crimson Petal and the White and The Seance, I read with one eye toward seeing (1) what aspects of the Victorian Era were incorporated, (2) what "modern" elements were added, (3) what worked and did not work, (4) how well Fingersmith conformed to expectations of "what would sell," and (5) whether it was a good story. ![]() Sarah Waters has been publishing neo-Victorian and early/mid 20th century novels since 1998, yet I learned about her only a year ago. I feel as though I've been living in a cave. ![]()
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