Purchased at the Benjamin Library book sale.

trade paperback

Set in a den of thieves in Victorian England, this novel focuses on Susan, a pickpocket, who is persuaded by a seedy con-artist, Gentleman Richard Rivers, to pose as a lady's maid and infiltrate the household of Maud, a young heiress in possession of a large inheritance.

Narrated in three parts by Susan and Maud, the story becomes a little repetitious; however, I enjoyed seeing the same events through different eyes. The plot twists, combined with elements of conspiracy, eroticism, deceit, mystery and tragedy combine to make a good read.

Winner of the British Book Award (Author of the Year, 2003)
Winner of the Crime Writers Association Award (Ellis Peters Historical Dagger, 2002)
On the list of 1001 Books to Read Before You Die

A book from her wishlist sent to booklady331 in Florida via media mail. Enjoy!

Thank you for your generous gift of this book. It arrived yesterday late afternoon. I plan to send it to another BCer when I finish. Again, thank you!!

This is a well written book and for the most part I enjoyed it. Like pinklady60, I enjoyed seeing the same events through different eyes. That being said, I felt that the use of the "f" word and sex scenes detracted from the writing.

I will probably release for the One Word Title release challenge in August.

For KTM, RABCK and One Word Release challenges 2011. Enjoy this 1001 Book to Read Before you Die book.

Enjoy

Received in the mail from Booklady331 to fufill my wish list. Thank you so much. I am very excited to finish "The High Tide" I'm reading and get started on this.