London 1862. Sue Trinder, orphaned at birth, grows up among petty thieves - fingersmiths - in London's Borough 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 another - another orphan growing up in a gloomy mansion not too many miles away.
From the celebrated author of 'Tipping The Velvet' and 'Affinity' - a modern day Charles Dickens or Wilkie Collins - comes an extraordinary and surprising tale of fraud, insanity and secrets.
