The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber
The Crimson Petal and the White

Michel Faber

The Crimson Petal and the White

Michel Faber

848 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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