The Crimson Petal and the White

'Watch your step. Keep your wits about you; you will need them . . .' So begins this irresistible voyage into the dark side of Victorian London. Amongst an unforgettable cast of low-lifes, physicians, businessmen and prostitutes, meet our heroine Sugar, a young woman trying to drag herself up from the gutter any way she can. Be prepared for a mesmerising tale of passion, intrigue, ambition and revenge.

About the author

Michel Faber has written nine books. In addition to the Whitbread-shortlisted Under the Skin, he is the author of the highly acclaimed The Crimson Petal and the White, The Book of Strange New Things, which was shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award and won the 2015 Saltire Book of the Year, and most recently Undying, his first poetry collection. Born in Holland, brought up in Australia, he now lives in the UK.

Summary

Michel Faber's bestselling blockbuster set in 19th-century London and adapted by the BBC

Foreword

Michel Faber's bestselling blockbuster set in 19th-century London and adapted by the BBC

Report

This is an unputdownable book; there is no choice but to give in to this most unbelievably pleasurable of narrative rides . . . Faber's take on the nineteenth century English novel is a heady and intoxicating mixture of affection, respect and scabrous resistance The Times

Product details

• Authors: Michel Faber, Faber Michel
• Publisher: Canongate Books
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 10.04.2014
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature
• EAN: 9781782114413
• ISBN: 978-1-78211-441-3
• Pages: 864
• Dimensions (packing): 13.5 x 20.2 x 4 cm
• Series: The Canons > 24; Canons
• Subjects: Romance, Notting Hill, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Historical fiction, FICTION / Literary, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Michel Faber, Strong female characters, Victorian era; historical fiction; Victorian fiction; romance; 19th century literature; Notting Hill; English novel; strong female characters; Michel Faber, 19th century literature, English novel, Victorian fiction