The Crimson Petal and the White

by Michel Faber

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Edinburgh, UK: Canongate. Mint. 2002. First. Hardback copy. Issued in black cloth boards with copper lettering, marbled endpapers and satin ribbon. A «New York Times» Notable Book of the Year. A gripping, multi-layered novel of Victorian London. "Gorgeous....Colossal, kaleidoscopic...Capable of rendering the muck of a London street amid the delicate humming-bird flights of thought with equal ease." «Time» ~~~ Author(s): Michel Faber; Binding material: Cloth; Binding state: Original binding; Binding style: Full; Class: Hardback copy; Condition: Mint; Edition: First; Jacket condition: Mint; Language: English; Pages: 838; Publication year: 2002; Size: Octavo. .

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.

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