The Crimson Petal and the White - Michael Faber
KORTE INHOUD
The Crimson Petal and the White is a 2002 novel by Michel Faber set in Victorian England.
The title is from an 1847 poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson entitled "Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal", the opening line of which is "Now sleeps the crimson petal, now 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.
The Crimson petal and the white takes us back to the 1870's where Sugar, an alluring, nineteen-year-old whore, yearns for a better life. Her ascent through the strata of London society introdues us to a hosts of loveable, maddening, superbly realised charachters- an egoisticak perfume manufacturer, his unhinged wife, his pious brother, his hidden child, pre...
The title is from an 1847 poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson entitled "Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal", the opening line of which is "Now sleeps the crimson petal, now 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.
The Crimson petal and the white takes us back to the 1870's where Sugar, an alluring, nineteen-year-old whore, yearns for a better life. Her ascent through the strata of London society introdues us to a hosts of loveable, maddening, superbly realised charachters- an egoisticak perfume manufacturer, his unhinged wife, his pious brother, his hidden child, pre...
