Affinity

An upper-class woman, recovering from a suicide attempt, visits the women's ward of Millbank prison as part of her rehabilitation. There she meets Selina, an enigmatic spiritualist-and becomes drawn into a twilight world of ghosts and shadows, unruly spirits and unseemly passions, until she is at last driven to concoct a desperate plot to secure Selina's freedom, and her own. ...

An upper-class woman, recovering from a suicide attempt, visits the women's ward of Millbank prison as part of her rehabilitation. There she meets Selina, an enigmatic spiritualist-and becomes drawn into a twilight world of ghosts and shadows, unruly spirits and unseemly passions, until she is at last driven to concoct a desperate plot to secure Selina's freedom, and her own. "Unfolds sinuously and ominously...a powerful plot-twister. The book is multidimensional: a naturalistic look at Victorian society; a truly suspenseful tale of terror; and a piece of elegant, thinly veiled erotica." ("USA Today") "Gothic tale, psychological study, puzzle narrative-Sarah Waters' second novel is all of these wrapped into one, served up to superbly suspenseful and hypnotic effect." ("The Seattle Times")

萨拉·沃特斯 | 1966年出生于英国威尔士，文学博士。

三度入围“布克奖”，两度入围“莱思纪念奖”。

曾获“贝蒂·特拉斯克文学奖”、“毛姆文学奖”。

被《星期日泰晤士报》评为“年度青年作家”（2000）、文学杂志《格兰塔》选为“20位当代最好的青年英语作家”之一（2003）、“英国图书奖”评为“年度作家”（2003）等，文学评论界称其为“当今活着的英语作家中最会讲故事的作家”。