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| #136173 in Books | Faber, Michel | 2003-09-01 | 2003-09-01 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 8.00 x1.65 x5.31l, | File type: PDF | 901 pages | Michel Faber | Historical fiction||4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.| So disappointed.|By MaryG|I had read, and loved, Faber's Under the Skin and The Book of Strange New Things, so I decided Crimson Petal and the White would be my first Kindle purchase. I read nearly 200 pages before admitting I was bored. Reading it became more and more of a chore, and by the end I detested all of the characters and the endless, go-nowhere plot. All of the chara|.com |Although it's billed as "the first great 19th-century novel of the 21st century," The Crimson Petal and the White is anything but Victorian. The story of a well-read London prostitute named Sugar, who spends her free hours composing a violent, porn
At the heart of this panoramic, multidimensional narrative is the compelling struggle of a young woman to lift her body and soul out of the gutter. Faber leads us back to 1870s London, where Sugar, a nineteen-year-old whore in the brothel of the terrifying Mrs. Castaway, yearns for escape to a better life. Her ascent through the strata of Victorian society offers us intimacy with a host of lovable, maddening, unforgettable characters. They begin with William Rackham...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.The Crimson Petal and the White | Michel Faber. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.
