The Crimson Petal And The White Michel Faber

Name: The Crimson Petal And The White By Michel Faber
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The Crimson Petal And The White by Michel Faber

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The Crimson Petal And The White by Michel Faber

Sugar, an alluring, nineteen-year-old whore in the brothel of the terrifying Mrs Castaway, yearns for a better life and her ascent through the strata of 1870's London society offers us intimacy with a host of loveable, maddening and superbly realised characters. Gripping from the first page, this immense novel is an intoxicating and deeply satisfying read, not only a wonderful story but the creation of an entire, extraordinary world.

The Crimson Petal And The White Reviews

From the opening pages it is clear that Faber writes some of the most ravishingly beautiful prose of any young writer. . . Moreover, Faber executes a very daring manipulation of voice. * * Scotland on Sunday * *
unputdownable * * The Guardian * *
This is an unputdownable book; there is no choice but to give in to this most unbelievably pleasurable of narrative rides. From Pointillism to broad brushstroke bravura, the prose seems to be on some benign, timed-release speed: its pace in unflagging, its onward rush irresistible. . . Faber's take on the 19th - century English novel is a heady and intoxicating mixture of affection, respect and scabrous resistance. * * The Times * *
There has been no account like this: an intimate, unflinglng, raw anatomy of a woman who makes her living from sex, yet has more intelligence and wit than all her clients rolled together. . . Its style, too, is exceptional - lucid, compelling, and intimate. * * The Herald * *

About Michel Faber

MICHEL FABER has written seven other books, including the highly acclaimed The Crimson Petal and the White, The Fahrenheit Twins and the Whitbread-shortlisted novel Under the Skin. The Apple, based on characters in The Crimson Petal and the White, was published in 2006. He has also written two novellas, The Hundred and Ninety-Nine Steps (2001) and The Courage Consort (2002), and has won several short-story awards, including the Neil Gunn, Ian St James and Macallan. Born in Holland, brought up in Australia, he now lives in the Scottish Highlands.

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Sku

GOR002388627

ISBN 13

9781841953243

ISBN 10

1841953245

Title

The Crimson Petal And The White by Michel Faber

Author

Michel Faber

Condition

Used - Very Good

Binding type

Paperback

Publisher

Canongate Books Ltd

Year published

2002-09-30

Number of pages

864

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N/A

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Note

This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us