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The crimson petal and the white

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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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Canongate Books Ltd
1841953237 / 9781841953236
Hardback
823.92
04/10/2002
United Kingdom
English
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838 p.
24 cm
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Published in Scotland.
Michel Faber's novel "Under the Skin" was shortlisted for the 2000 Whitbread Frist Novel Award and nominated for the 2002 Dublin Impac Award.
Michel Faber's novel "Under the Skin" was shortlisted for the 2000 Whitbread Frist Novel Award and nominated for the 2002 Dublin Impac Award. FV Historical fiction