2002, ISBN: 177fe2e3354eb013a3131795a5353899

Very crisp book in excellent condition.Signed by author, in blueSome foxing of top edge of pages."A teenage prostitute ascends through the many layers of Victorian London society in this … Mehr…

Very crisp book in excellent condition.Signed by author, in blueSome foxing of top edge of pages."A teenage prostitute ascends through the many layers of Victorian London society in this highly acclaimed "big, sexy, bravura novel" (New York Times).London, 1870s. At the heart of this panoramic narrative is a young woman's struggle to lift her body and soul out of the gutter. Sugar, a nineteen-year-old whore in the brothel of the terrifying Mrs. Castaway, yearns for a better life. Her ascent through the strata of Victorian society begins with the egotistical perfume magnate William Rackham. Infatuated with Sugar, William's patronage brings her into the circles of his family and milieu: his wife who barely overcomes chronic hysteria to make her appearances during "the Season"; his mysteriously hidden-away daughter, left to the care of minions; his pious brother, foiled in his devotional calling by his lust for the Widow Fox; as well as preening socialites, drunken journalists, untrustworthy servants, vile guttersnipes, and whores of all stripes and persuasions.Twenty years in its conception, research, and writing, The Crimson Petal and the White is teeming with life, rich in texture and incident, with breathtakingly real characters. "Cocky and brilliant, amused and angry, [Faber] is rightfully earning comparisons to observer extraordinaire Charles Dickens. . . . It's hopeless to resist" (Entertainment Weekly).", Canongate Books, 2002, 0<

ISBN: 177fe2e3354eb013a3131795a5353899

Canongate. super octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but… Mehr…

Canongate. super octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs, Canongate, 0<

2002, ISBN: 177fe2e3354eb013a3131795a5353899

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[SC: 39.93], [PU: Harcourt, Inc, New York], LITERATURE, First edition. Advance reading copy of this thick novel. The basis for a BBC mini series. A clean and tight very near fine copy in … Mehr…

[SC: 39.93], [PU: Harcourt, Inc, New York], LITERATURE, First edition. Advance reading copy of this thick novel. The basis for a BBC mini series. A clean and tight very near fine copy in wrappers with some very minute wear.<

ISBN: 177fe2e3354eb013a3131795a5353899

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