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The Crimson Petal and the White

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ABOUT
THE BOOK

The Crimson Petal and the White takes us back to the 1870’s where Sugar, an alluring, nineteen-year-old whore, yearns for a better life. Her ascent through the strata of London society introduces us to a host of loveable, maddening, superbly realised characters – an egotistical perfume manufacturer, his unhinged wife, his pious brother, his hidden child, preening socialites, guttersnipes, whores for all tastes and those zealous would-be reformers of fallen women, the Rescue Society.
At the heart of this panoramic, multi-layered narrative is one young woman’s compelling struggle to lift her body and soul out of the gutter. Although Faber’s stunning historical vision illuminates Sugar as a creature of her time, his compassion and insight gives her timeless and universal appeal.

ABOUT
THE AUTHOR 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. He has also written two novellas, The Hundred and Ninety-Nine Steps and The Courage Consort, and has won several short-story awards, including the Neil Gunn, Ian St James and Macallan.

Born in Holland, brought up in Australia, he lives in the Scottish Highlands.

Photo Credit: Eva Youren

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. He has also written two novellas, The Hundred and Ninety-Nine Steps and The Courage Consort, and has won several short-story awards, including the Neil Gunn, Ian St James and Macallan.

Born in Holland, brought up in Australia, he lives in the Scottish Highlands.

Photo Credit: Eva Youren

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