The Crimson Petal And The White

Author: Michel Faber

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  • : $27.99 AUD
  • : 9781782114413
  • : Canongate Books
  • : Canongate Books Ltd
  • : 0.59
  • : February 2014
  • : 198mm X 129mm X 36mm
  • : 19.99
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  • : Michel Faber
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Barcode 9781782114413
9781782114413

Description

'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.

Author description

MICHEL FABER has written eight books, including the highly acclaimed The Fire Gospel, The Fahrenheit Twins and the Whitbread-shortlisted novel Under the Skin. He has also written two novellas, The Hundred and Ninety-Nine Steps and The Courage Consort, and has won several short-story awards, including the Neil Gunn, Ian St James and Macallan. Born in Holland, brought up in Australia, he now lives in the Scottish Highlands.