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The Crimson Petal and the White

By Michel Faber

Book information

Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd
Year
2003
ISBN
1841954314, 9781841954318
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
949 kB (971497 bytes)
Pages
894\0
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40

Description

Gripping from the first page, this immense novel is an intoxicating and deeply satisfying read. Faber's most ambitious fictional creation yet, it is sure to affirm his position as one of the most talented and brilliant writers working in the UK. Sugar, an alluring, nineteen-year-old whore in the brothel of the terrifying Mrs Castaway, yearns for a better life. Her ascent through the strata of 1870's London society offers us intimacy with a host of loveable, maddening and superbly realised characters. At the heart of this panoramic, multi-layered narrative is the compelling struggle of a young woman to lift her body and soul out of the gutter. The Crimson Petal and the White is a big, juicy, must-read of a novel that will delight, enthral, provoke and entertain young and old, male and female.

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