Fingersmith by Sarah Waters (Paperback) KNOPF Miranda July’s second novel confirms

Miranda July’s second novel confirms the brilliance of her unique approach to fiction

In the process

Those who do not vow their blood and bodies to the Emperor risk the execution of their loved ones and the destruction of all they hold dear

Polostanfollows the early life of the enigmatic Dawn Rae Bjornberg

deeply moving exploration of grief and empathy

Fingersmith by Sarah Waters (Paperback) KNOPF Miranda July’s second novel confirmsThe Handmaiden, a film adaptation of Fingersmith, directed by Park Chan wook and starring Kim Tae Ri, is now available. Sue Trinder is an orphan, left as an infant in the care of Mrs. Sucksby, a "baby farmer," who raised her with unusual tenderness, as if Sue were her own. Mrs. Sucksbys household, with its fussy babies calmed with doses of gin, also hosts a transient family of petty thievesfingersmithsfor whom this house in the heart of a mean London