The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber

The Crimson Petal and the White

Michel Faber

824 pages first pub 2002 (editions)

fiction historical challenging dark reflective slow-paced
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Sugar, 19, prostitute in Victorian London, yearns for a better life. From brutal brothel-keeper Mrs Castaway, she ascends in society. Affections of self-involved perfume magnate William Rackham soon smells like love. Her social rise attracts preen...

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