The Crimson Petal and the White
Michel Faber
Mariner (2003)
In Collection
#3436
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Suspense, General Fiction
Perfumes Industry, Prostitutes, Young Women, London (England) - Fiction
Trade Paperback 9780156028776
English
Meet Sugar, a nineteen-year-old prostitute in nineteenth-century London who yearns for escape to a better life. From the brothel of the terrifying Mrs. Castaway, she begins her ascent through society, meeting a host of lovable, maddening, unforgettable characters on the way. They begin with William Rackham, an egotistical perfume magnate whose empire is fueled by his lust for Sugar; his unhinged, child-like wife Agnes; his mysteriously hidden-away daughter, Sophie; and his pious brother Henry, foiled in his devotional calling by a persistently less-than-chaste love for the Widow Fox. All this is overseen by assorted preening socialites, drunken journalists, untrustworthy servants, vile guttersnipes, and whores of all stripes and persuasions. Teeming with life, this is a big, juicy must-read of a novel that has enthralled hundreds of thousands of readers-and will continue to do so for years to come.
Product Details
Dewey 823.914
Cover Price $15.00
No. of Pages 944
Height x Width 7.9 x 5.3  inch
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