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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.
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The Crimson Petal and the White, Michel Faber
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- Released
- 2002
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- Michel Faber
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Released
- 2002
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 856
- ISBN10
- 1841953245
- ISBN13
- 9781841953243
- Tags
- Fiction, Romance, Historical Fiction, Love, Family, Erotica, British Literature, Death, England, Society, 19th century, Sexuality & Intimacy, Great Britain, Faith, English Literature, Adapted for Film, London, Fear, Diaries, Courage, Victorian Era, Poverty, Hatred, Prostitution, Snow, Flakes, Childbirth, Anger, Madness, Sugar
- First published
- 2002
- Original title
- The Crimson Petal and the White
- Rating
- 3.9 out of 5
- Description
- 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.