by Sarah Waters · RBA La Magrana · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788482644530
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«Falsa identitat» is the historical novel by Sarah Waters, published by RBA La Magrana in paperback (496 pages, in Catalan).
In Victorian London of 1862, orphan Sue Trinder, raised among thieves, takes part in a plan to deceive young heiress Maud Lilly. Alliances shift, identities are hidden, and something unexpected arises between the two women. Falsa identitat denounces Victorian hypocrisy with a story of love and betrayal.
Original in English: «Fingersmith» (2002). This Catalan edition belongs to the Otros La Magrana collection (no. 150). Awards: CWA Ellis Peters Historical Award and Lambda Literary Award; shortlisted for the Booker Prize.
For readers of historical fiction, mystery and queer narratives interested in period plots with hidden identities and twists.
Sarah Ann Waters is a Welsh novelist. She is best known for her novels set in Victorian society and featuring lesbian protagonists, such as Tipping the Velvet (1998) and Fingersmith (2002). Both novels were adapted into TV mini-series by BBC in 2002 and 2005 respectively. The latter novel was also adapted into the South Korean film The Handmaiden (2016).
