Prose AO3

Sarah Waters, a Welsh author, was born in Neyland, Pembrokeshire, Wales, in ____

1966

Waters imagines her ideal reader as someone who will recognise references to other novels or "____ of writing" — memorable bodies of writing, genres, themes, and techniques passed down from generation to generation (e.g. the Gothic)

traditions of writing

Because Waters gives voice to marginalised communities from historical eras when homosexuality was heavily stigmatised (not legalised in England until 1967), her books can be considered "____ ____" novels

Counter Historical

Just before writing The Little Stranger, Waters said she was interested in the impact of war on the class system in Britain, and wanted to think more about "women – young women – and ____"

class

The Little Stranger was published in ____, shortly after the ____ financial crisis

2009; 2008

The title "The Little Stranger" comes from a 19th-century euphemism for "____"

an unborn child

Discussing Downton Abbey, Waters said she wished it didn't present duty in terms of class deference and "____ ____"

benevolent capitalism

Waters described her novel as centring on the failure of the Ayreses and Faraday to ____, adding that the only person who evolves is ____

evolve; Betty

In The Franchise Affair, Tey's portrayal of Betty Kane reveals a "____-____" in how working-class women are treated — either their voices are weaponised against those others want to tear down, or they are villainised and marginalised, depending on what suits dominant power structures

double-bind

Both The Little Stranger and Fingersmith explore the abuse of mental health treatment systems for personal gain — in Fingersmith, ____ uses the asylum to rid himself of Sue

Gentleman