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Crimson petal and the white

A young woman's attempt to better her situation in 1870s London provides the opportunity to explore the people from all levels of society.

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  • "Crimson petal and the white"@it
  • "Lelieblank, scharlakenrood"
  • "The crimson petal and the white"@it

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  • "A young woman's attempt to better her situation in 1870s London provides the opportunity to explore the people from all levels of society."@en
  • "'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."
  • "Londres 1875. William Rackhman a trente ans. Héritier ambitieux fragilisé par son mariage malheureux, il hésite entre une carrière d'écrivain et la reprise de l'affaire paternelle. Sa rencontre avec Sugar, une jeune prostituée dont l'érotisme et l'intelligence le subjuguent, va résoudre ce dilemme."
  • "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, an egotistical perfume magnate whose ambition is fueled by his lust for Sugar, and whose patronage brings her into proximity to his extended family and milieu: his unhinged, childlike wife, Agnes, who manages to overcome her chronic hysteria to make her appearances during "the Season" his mysteriously hidden-away daughter, Sophie, left to the care of minions his pious brother, Henry, foiled in his devotional calling by a persistently less-than-chaste love for the Widow Fox, whose efforts on behalf of The Rescue Society lead Henry into ever-more disturbing confrontations with flesh all this overseen by assorted preening socialites, drunken journalists, untrustworthy servants, vile guttersnipes, and whores of all stripes and persuasions."
  • "Jack the Bookman August 2003."@en
  • "From the Publisher: 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. Michel 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 into 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, an egotistical perfume magnate whose ambition is fueled by his lust for Sugar, and whose patronage of her brings her into proximity to his extended family and milieu: his unhinged, child-like wife, Agnes; his mysteriously hidden-away daughter, Sophie; and his pious brother Henry, foiled in his devotional calling by a persistently less-than-chaste love for the Widow Fox, whose efforts on behalf of The Rescue Society lead Henry into ever-more disturbing confrontations with flesh. All this is overseen by assorted 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 a singular literary achievement-a gripping, intoxicating, deeply satisfying Victorian novel written with an immediacy, compassion, and insight that give it a timeless and universal appeal."@en
  • "One of the most talked-about novels of the year, this international bestseller gives new meaning to the term "unputdownable." Reviewers and readers everywhere have been eagerly abandoning their everyday lives for days and even weeks on end, refusing to leave Michel Faber's vividly realized fictional world. They are captivated by Sugar, an enigmatic nineteen-year-old prostitute whose story begins in a hellish nineteenth-century London brothel. Struggling to lift her body and soul out of the gutter, Sugar claws her way up the social ladder to gain refuge in the wealthy family of her besotted lover, William Rackham, unwilling heir to a perfumery. Now in the popular Perennial format, <The Crimson Petal and the White</ is a gripping tale, extraordinarily rich, intricate and intoxicating to the final page.</"@en
  • "From the Publisher: 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. Michel 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 into 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, an egotistical perfume magnate whose ambition is fueled by his lust for Sugar, and whose patronage of her brings her into proximity to his extended family and milieu: his unhinged, child-like wife, Agnes; his mysteriously hidden-away daughter, Sophie; and his pious brother Henry, foiled in his devotional calling by a persistently less-than-chaste love for the Widow Fox, whose efforts on behalf of The Rescue Society lead Henry into ever-more disturbing confrontations with flesh. All this is overseen by assorted 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 a singular literary achievement-a gripping, intoxicating, deeply satisfying Victorian novel written with an immediacy, compassion, and insight that give it a timeless and universal appeal."
  • "Yearning to escape her life of prostitution in 1870s London, Sugar finds her fate entangled in the complicated family life of patron William, an egotistical perfume magnate."
  • "Yearning to escape her life of prostitution in 1870s London, Sugar finds her fate entangled in the complicated family life of patron William, an egotistical perfume magnate."@en
  • ""Dans l'Angleterre victorienne, l'ascension sociale de Sugar, prostituée de dix-neuf ans ..."
  • "The story of an 1870's whore who yearns for a better life and an exploration of whether our destiny is fate or can our destiny be changed?"@en
  • "Sugar, an enigmatic nineteen-year-old prostitute whose story begins in a hellish nineteenth-century London brothel. Struggling to lift her body and soul out of the gutter, Sugar claws her way up the social ladder to gain refuge in the wealthy family of her besotted lover, William Rackham, unwilling heir to a perfumery."@en
  • "Yearning to escape her life of prostitution in 1870's London, Sugar finds her fate entangled in the complicated family life of patron William, an egotistical perfume magnate."@en
  • "Faber's bawdy, brilliant third novel tells an intricate tale of love and ambition and paints a new portrait of Victorian England and its citizens in prose crackling with insight and bravado. Using the wealthy Rackham clan as a focal point for his sprawling, gorgeous epic, Faber, like Dickens or Hardy, explores an era's secrets and social hypocrisy."@en
  • "A gripping tale of Victorian England, from whores to high society, by a twenty-first-century Charle Dickens. In 1875 London, married William Rackham breaks all the rules when he makes Sugar, the prostitute with whom he's fallen in lust, governess to his daughter."@en

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  • "History"@es
  • "History"
  • "History"@en
  • "Fiction"@es
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Historical fiction"@es
  • "Historical fiction"@en
  • "Historical fiction"
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Electronic books"
  • "Belletristische Darstellung"
  • "Beletrystyka [Typ publikacji]"@pl
  • "Roman historique"
  • "Psychological fiction"@en
  • "Fiction in English"
  • "Anglicky psané romány"
  • "Novela histórica"@es
  • "Uncorrected proofs (Printing)"@en
  • "Romans (teksten)"
  • "Powieść angielska"
  • "Powieść angielska"@pl

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  • "Lelieblank, scharlakenrood"
  • "The crimson petal and the white : [The canons]"
  • "Das karmesinrote Blütenblatt : Roman"
  • "Alenoto t︠s︡vete i bi︠a︡loto"
  • "Den røde blomst, den hvide blomst"@da
  • "The crimson petal and the white : Michel Faber"
  • "Szkarłatny płatek i biały"
  • "Szkarłatny płatek i biały"@pl
  • "Kvítek karmínový a bílý"
  • "The Crimson petal and the white"
  • "La rose pourpre et le lys"
  • "Crimson petal and the white"@en
  • "Pétalo carmesí, flor blanca"
  • "Pétalo carmesí, flor blanca"@es
  • "Veripunainen, lumivalkoinen"@fi
  • "Il petalo cremisi e il bianco"@it
  • "Grimizne i bele latice"
  • "Il petalo cremisi e il bianco"
  • "Den røde blomst, den hivde blomst"
  • "Багровый лепесток и белый"
  • "Das karmesinrote Blütenblatt Roman"
  • "The crimson petal and the white a novel"@en
  • "The Crimson Petal and the White"@en
  • "Bagrovyĭ lepestok i belyĭ"
  • "Das karmesinrote Blütenblatt gekürzte Lesung"
  • "The crimson petal and the white : a novel"@en
  • "The Crimson Petal and the White : [A Novel]"
  • "Petale de roşu şi alb"
  • "Lelieblank, scharlaken rood"
  • "Petale de roșu și alb"
  • "Sugar : kvinnan som steg ut ur mörkret"@sv
  • "La rose pourpre et le lys : roman"
  • "The crimson petal and the white"@en
  • "The crimson petal and the white"

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