The inspiration for the handmaiden sally hawkins, imelda staunton, charles dance, rupert evans, david troughton and elaine cassidy star in this highly acclaimed miniseries set partly in victorian londons criminal underworld, adapting sarah. Based on sarah waters titillating 2002 novel of the same name, fingersmith follows the lives of two women streetwise pickpocket sue trinder sally hawkins and sheltered heiress maud lilly elaine cassidy whose destinies become intertwined when the handsome gentleman aka richard rivers rupert evans involves them both in a complicated inheritance scam. Raised with a host of pickpockets and con artists, susan trinder joins up with legendary thief gentleman in swindling an innocent woman out of her inheritance. Elaine cassidy, charles dance, richard durden, rupert evans, sally hawkins, susan hemingway, imelda staunton, david troughton, nick lucas, aisling walsh. Best sellers new releases home electronics gift ideas help computers gift cards sell registry books. Her first role was as pinocchio in a school play when she was five. Other work lydia the others, carrie matchett the bay of love and sorrows, anna ryan watermelon, geli raubal uncle adolf, maud lilly fingersmith, amy harris.
Elaine cassidy she made her 3 million dollar fortune with the paradise little white lie. Best sellers todays deals new releases books electronics gift ideas customer service home computers sell. In this bbc drama the age of the girls is set at twentyone, though in the book maud and sue are seventeen, taking their eighteenth birthday toward the end of the novel. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Harpers island christopher gorham, katie cassidy and elaine cassidy chris. Elaine cassidy stops herself just in time, her irish eyes smiling to belie the force of her words. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Sucksby, a baby farmer, who raised her with unusual tenderness, as if sue were her own. Sally hawkins in 2004 on the set of fingersmith 2005 youtube. Fingersmith, she points out, is excessive too, with its roots in those victorian novels. Elaine cassidy born 31 december 1979 is an irish actress who is best known for playing the lead character abby mills in the american cbs tv series harpers island, felicia in felicias journey, runt in disco pigs, lydia in the others, katherine glendenning in the paradise, and dc dinah kowalska in no offence. The worst job i ever had was in debenhams hosiery department, nottingham, 1977. When im reading any of sarah waters books i feel like im reading a modern classic. Elaine cassidy is wonderful as maud and sally hawkins equally as sue.
Fingersmith now what kinds of images does that conjure up. Saw handmaidens, loved it so bought the book fingersmith. Sarah waters has been named author of the year four times. Apr 12, 2005 the adaptation begins by highlighting the very different upbringings of two young women. Elaine cassidy costars as maud lilly, an heiress who, as a young girl, was plucked from the madhouse and raised by her stern, bibliophile uncle charles dance. Teen fiction books teen romance books historical romance books free short stories hot stories sweet boyfriend quotes kissing facts fun couple activities funny marriage advice. Sucksby rupert evans as richard gentleman rivers charles dance as uncle lilly. The lockdown should be the perfect time to catch up with all those books youve always meant to read but never had time for. The adaptation begins by highlighting the very different upbringings of two young women. Fingersmith, starring sally hawkins as susan trinder, elaine cassidy as maud lilly, imelda staunton as mrs sucksby, and rupert evans as gentleman.
Fingersmith, as usual, had the gorgeous, atmospheric qualities that i think is sarah waterss trademark. Elaine cassidy, a young woman who lives with her uncle charles dance and will claim a large family inheritance when she marries. I was not disappointed with the results, in fact i think this might be on a. Highly recommend this for a wintry afternoon in front of the fire. I love comparing the movie to the book, theyre both almost identical, the movie. Alexa junge wrote a stage adaptation that premiered in march 2015 at the oregon shakespeare festival in ashland, oregon. If you have not read the book, then as a stand alone piece of work, it holds its own however i dont think any film or tv adaptation could do the book and the detail contained therein really do it justice however this adaptation has a really good go. Fingersmith, she points out, is excessive too, with its roots in. Elaine cassidy project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Elaine cassidy, sally hawkins, imelda staunton, rupert evans, polly hemingway, sarah badel, charles dance, david tr. The inspiration for the handmaiden sally hawkins, imelda staunton, charles dance, rupert evans, david troughton and elaine cassidy star in this highly acclaimed miniseries set partly in victorian londons criminal underworld, adapting sarah waters man booker prizenominated novel. I was not disappointed with the results, in fact i think this might be on a par with ttv.
Fingersmith by aisling walsh aisling walsh, sally hawkins. Review of the bbc adaptation ofa fingersmith afterellen. Fingersmith sally hawkins dvd elaine cassidy 2005 acorn media bbc very. Fingersmith tells the tale of two young women, one passion, mutual betrayal and final retribution. Creative writing tips, advice and lessons from bestseller stephen king duration. Find books like fingersmith from the worlds largest community of readers. Fingersmith, a bbc tv adaptation, was broadcast in 2005. Elaine cassidy as maud was a little darker physically than i had pictured in the book, but she won me over within the first 5 minutes she was on screen.
Elaine cassidy was born in kilcoole, county wicklow, ireland. Then her uncle comes because he is losing his sight and he wants to train her as his secretary to copy his books. Feb 02, 2002 fingersmith sarah waters 416pp, virago. Its cast included sally hawkins as susan trinder, elaine cassidy as maud lilly, imelda staunton as mrs sucksby, and rupert evans as gentleman. Sally hawkins stars as sue, an orphan who grows up among the reprobates of lant street to become an accomplished fingersmith thief. Sarah waters is the new york timesbestselling author of the paying guests, the little stranger,the night watch, fingersmith, affinity, and tipping the velvet she has three times been shortlisted for the man booker prize, has twice been a finalist for the orange prize, and was named one of grantas best young british novelists, among other distinctions. She is an actress and producer, known for disco pigs 2001, the others 2001 and fingersmith 2005. Having read all of sarah waters books i was eagerly looking forward to a bbc. Waters hit novel fingersmith, about a lesbian love. Fingersmith was shortlisted for the orange prize and the booker prize, and was chosen as book of the year 2002 by more organizations than any other novel. Fingersmith fingersmith audiobook, by sarah waters. The lowestpriced brandnew, unused, unopened, undamaged item in its original packaging where packaging is applicable. She has been married to stephen lord since december 31, 2007.
Elaine cassidy and sally hawkins at an event for fingersmith 2005 elaine cassidy and sally hawkins. In my view, every single one of these books is the work of a genius. Sues role is to act as confidante to maud, so when richard attempts to court her, sue will help convince the young heiress that marrying richard is the right thing to do. But sues plans are turned upsidedown when she falls in love with maud.
Fingersmith is my fifth sarah waters novel night watch was the first, followed by tipping the velvet, the little stranger, and the paying guests. Pdf download fingersmith pdf book ebook online to pdf. Elaine cassidy was born on december 31, 1979 in kilcoole, county wicklow, ireland. Some brief thoughts on fingersmith by sarah waters.
Sue is to get a job as a maid to maud lilly elaine cassidy, a young woman who lives with her uncle charles dance and will claim a large family inheritance when she marries. Directed by aisling walsh, it stars sally hawkins, imelda staunton, elaine. Elaine cassidy is an irish actress who will play gabrielle deschain in amazons tvadaptation of the the dark tower book series. Jul 15, 2009 learn more about elaine cassidy at with exclusive news, full bio and filmography as well as photos, videos, and more. Waters hit novel fingersmith, about a lesbian love affair in victorian england. Things take an unexpected turn and sues plan goes horribly wrong. Elaine cassidy seems comfortable in the role, displaying repressed. Elaine cassidy british comedy guide download elaine cassidy famousfix download elaine cassidy alice editorial stock photo stock image shutterstock download when elaine was 15 her parents filed for divorce after 24 years of marriage and although it was a sad time elaine. When i watch movies and read books, im always looking at them with two sets of eyes the eyes of a fan and the eyes of a writer. Rupert evans and elaine cassidy in the fingersmith tv series based. Fingersmith twopart bbc starring sally hawkins, imelda staunton, elaine cassidy, rupert evans and charles dance elaine cassidy hindi movies movies showing movies and tv shows disney pixar rupert evans girly movies books movies.
Elaine cassidy as maud lily imelda staunton as mrs. The author explains how it remains faithful to her original. Especially since tipping the velvet had been done so well by old familiar andrew davies. Fingersmith 2005 elaine cassidy, girly movies, charles dance. Sue sally hawkins the teenage orphan who is trained as a fingersmith slang for a petty thief, or pickpocket by the crime boss who takes her in. Fingersmith 2005 elaine cassidy, girly movies, charles. Fingersmith novel project gutenberg selfpublishing. Fingersmith, download pdf fingersmith, download epub fingersmith, ebook fingersmith, epub download fingersmith, ebook download fingersmith, free fingersmith, free pdf download fingersmith, free audiobook fingersmith, free epub download fingersmith, online fingersmith pdf fingersmith full books get one free 30 days by clicking the image below. Also with stephen wight as charles way, imelda staunton as mrs sucksby, elaine cassidy as maud lilly, sarah waters the author of. Download fingersmith pdf about fingersmith book pdf. Sue trinder is an orphan, left as an infant in the care of mrs. Goodreads members who liked fingersmith also liked. Set again in 19th century london, fingersmith begins with sue trinders tale as an orphan and a thief. Elaine cassidy, sally hawkins and rupert evans in the 2005 bbc tv adaptation.
This fingersmith book is telling about sue trinder is an orphan, left as an infant in the care of mrs. The story is an adaptation of sarah waters novel of the same name and follows the meeting of two very different young women and what madness ensues. Fingersmith twopart bbc starring sally hawkins, imelda staunton, elaine cassidy, rupert evans and charles dance. As a devotee of sarah waters work and after having just read the fantastic book on which this is adapted, i was eager to watch it. Sue trinder is a fingersmith british slang for thief who lives at lant street in london with mrs. Television programmes based on british novels lesbianrelated television. With elaine cassidy, sally hawkins, imelda staunton, rupert evans.
Fingersmith tells the story of charming conman richard rivers. I got the book when i heard about the project, says londonbased. When the bbcs first adaptation of a sarah waters book, tipping the. New york times bestselling author of affinity h1551, sarah waters was named author of the year at the 2003 british book awards. The one thing that kept me going through that dark, soulnumbing. Packaging should be the same as what is found in a retail store, unless the item is handmade or was packaged by the manufacturer in nonretail packaging, such as an unprinted box or plastic bag. In victorian england, sue, a young thief, participates in a scam to defraud a rich heiress by becoming her maid.
Having read all of sarah waters books i was eagerly looking forward to a bbc adaptation of fingersmith. Sucksby was also great, and rupert evans as gentlemenrivers was. She had the same feellookdemeanor about her almost identical to the character in the book much how id imagined. But more than that, fingersmith is fantastic this novel told a darn good story. Elaine cassidy born december 31, 1979 is an irish actress. Waters has novelwriting totally nailed distinctive plots, robust characterisation, unpredictable twists, and a phenomenal way with words. Fingersmith is a twopart bbc miniseries that was televised in 2005. Through my writers eyes, one thing i loved about this movie miniseries, technically was the title and double meaning of fingersmith. She has won a betty trask award, the somerset maugham award and her books have been shortlisted for the man booker prize and the orange prize.
Tipping the velvet, affinity, fingersmith and the night watch have been adapted for television. Fingersmith is just dreary and long and the language is in a way just all wrong neither too sparse to make it a really quick read, nor rich enough to enjoy reading it. Bravo to the author, the screenwriter, the director and the cast. Sally hawkins, elaine cassidy, rupert evans, imelda staunton, and many more.
He also has a kind of linguistic trickery that make his dreary long books a joy to read even when theyre very well, dreary and long. Elaine cassidy, sally hawkins, imelda staunton, rupert evans, polly hemingway, sarah badel, charles dance, david. Cassidy has starred in the bbc adaptation of sarah waters novel fingersmith and, in 2009, in the cbs horror mystery harpers. Learn more about elaine cassidy at with exclusive news, full bio and filmography as well as photos, videos, and more. Sucksbys household, with its fussy babies calmed with doses of gin, also hosts a transient family of petty. The handmaiden turns pornography into a spectacle but its true to my novel. Fingersmith is the first sarah waters book ive delved into, partly because ive been scarred by terrible victorian fiction in the past, and partly because i was afraid how her novels would treat their overtly lesbian material. Review of the bbc adaptation of fingersmith afterellen. Rte actress elaine cassidy reveals why shes such a st friend. The write channel with nicola valentine recommended for you. Fingersmith by sarah waters and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
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