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FINGERSMITH by Sarah WatersRead about the other books on the list.
I’d love to come up with a plot as clever as this. The twists and turns punched me in the stomach. It’s about deception, very Gothic and a surprising love story as well. And the intricate details of Victorian England are fascinating. I feel like I’m there.
Fingersmith is among Stuart Jeffries's five sexiest scenes in literature and Kirsty Logan's ten best LGBT sex scenes in literature.
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