Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters

Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters

"Erotic and absorbing...Written with startling power."--The New York Times Book Review
 
Nan King, an oyster girl, is captivated by the music hall phenomenon Kitty Butler, a male impersonator extraordinaire treading the boards in Canterbury. Through a friend at the box office, Nan manages to visit all her shows and finally meet her heroine. Soon after, she becomes Kitty's dresser and the two head for the bright lights of Leicester Square where they begin a glittering career as music-hall stars in an all-singing and dancing double act. At the same time, behind closed doors, they admit their attraction to each other and their affair begins.

At the University of Leeds, Sarah Waters is a Lecturer in French Studies. She is a prolific writer on the theory and practice of French social movements, with her most recent book, Social Movements in France: Towards a New Citizenship, published by Palgrave in 2003, receiving high praise.

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ISBN 13	9781573227889
ISBN 10	1573227889
Title	Tipping the Velvet
Author	Sarah Waters
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Penguin Putnam Inc
Year published	2000-05-01
Number of pages	488
Prizes	Winner of Betty Trask Prize & Award (UK)., Winner of Ferro-Grumley Award., Winner of John Llewellyn Rhys Prize., Winner of Lambda Literary Award., Winner of New York Times Notable Book.
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