Fingersmith
by
‘It takes a sophisticated and skilled narration to give a jaded reader her childhood back; this year Sarah Waters gave me back mine and, being 50, I was allowed to stay up reading till dawn’ Hilary Mantel, Independent
“I was born without a voice, one cold, overcast day in Brooklyn, New York. No one ever spoke of my condition. I did not know I was mute until years later, when I opened my mouth to ask for what I wanted and realized no one could hear me.”
― A Woman Is No Man
― A Woman Is No Man
“lot of times love doesn’t work out. Yet even when it fails, it connects you to others and, in the end, that is all you have, the connections.”
― Where the Crawdads Sing
― Where the Crawdads Sing
“time is no more fixed than the stars. Time speeds and bends around planets and suns, is different in the mountains than in the valleys, and is part of the same fabric as space, which curves and swells as does the sea.”
― Where the Crawdads Sing
― Where the Crawdads Sing
“I’m a million cameras, even when I’m sleeping, clicking, clicking, every second something is growing and changing. We are little arrogant flashes in a grand magnificent scheme.”
― Lanny
― Lanny
“His dad had told him many times that the definition of a real man is one who cries without shame, reads poetry with his heart, feels opera in his soul, and does what’s necessary to defend a woman.”
― Where the Crawdads Sing
― Where the Crawdads Sing
Our Shared Shelf
— 222992 members
— last activity Feb 16, 2026 05:07AM
OUR SHARED SHELF IS CURRENTLY DORMANT AND NOT MANAGED BY EMMA AND HER TEAM. Dear Readers, As part of my work with UN Women, I have started reading ...more
Katie’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Katie’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Katie
Lists liked by Katie































