The Crimson Petal and the White

901 pages

English language

Published Sept. 10, 2003 by Harcourt.

ISBN:
978-0-15-602877-6
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OCLC Number:
566225499

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2 stars (2 reviews)

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 readers back to 1870s London, where Sugar, a 19-year-old whore in the brothel of the terrifying Mrs. Castaway, yearns for escape to a better life.

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The Crimson Petal and the White is a truly immense story, not just due to the size of the novel, but because of the world that is built by Michel Faber. Faber is unique in his presentation of the world of Sugar and William Rackham; we are brought to our subjects in a round about manner through the dregs and lows of the society and from there we climb to the top of the social ladder. I had never experienced world building in such a manner previously and I haven’t experienced it since, it is a facet of the novel that stuck with me due to its sheer unique portrayal of ensuring the reader has an overall understanding of the world they are to be a part of. Faber presents Victorian London in a more realistic …

Subjects

  • Fiction
  • History

Places

  • Great Britain
  • London (England)