Sarah WatersΒ is theΒ New York Timesβbestselling author ofΒ The Paying Guests,Β The Little Stranger,The Night Watch,Β Fingersmith,Β Affinity, andΒ Tipping the Velvet.Β SheΒ has three times been short-listed for the Man Booker Prize, has twice been a finalist for the Orange Prize, and wasΒ named one ofΒ Grantaβs bestΒ young BritishΒ novelists, among other distinctions. Waters lives in London.