The Crimson Petal and the White

by Faber, Michel

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Edinburgh: Canongate, 2002. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

Book summary

The panoramic novel takes place in the 1870s, and focuses on a writer named William Rackham who is married to the sickly, depressed Agnes but is so enamored of a prostitute named Sugar that he hires her as governess for his daughter. Around these characters, the tumult of Victorian London is revealed as the story spirals into a tale of ambition, love, and revenge. A New York Times Notable Book for 2002.