'A chilling, ingenious erotic thriller - unputdownable' Sunday Express 'She distils a slice of London Victoriana, involving pickpockets, orphans and identity, into a fantastic plot and handles the story so well that you just can't wait to get to the end.' Tracy Chevalier,author of The Girl with a Pearl Earring 'Sarah Waters is one of the best storytellers alive today' Matt Thorne, Independent on Sunday.

Sarah Waters was born in Wales in 1966. She has a Ph.D in English Literature and has lectured for the Open University. She lives in London.