The Crimson Petal and the White - Brossura

Faber, Michel

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0156028778 ISBN 13: 9780156028776

Casa editrice: Mariner Books, 2003

Riassunto

Yearning to escape her life of prostitution in 1870s London, Sugar finds her fate entangled in the complicated family life of patron William Rackham, an egotistical perfume magnate. Reprint. 150,000 first printing.

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PRAISE FOR THE CRIMSON PETAL AND THE WHITE
"Don't wait for the movie. Read The Crimson Petal and the White now, while it's still a living, laughing, sweating, coruscating mass of gorgeous words. . . . Words say things even bodies can't. And that's why a book like this is even better than sex."-Time

"A big, sexy, bravura novel that is destined to be surpassingly popular . . . Dear Reader, the author has unpretentiously revived the spirit of the [19th century's] broad, socially conscious narrative tableau."-Janet Maslin, The New York Times

"Nothing could have prepared readers for the sweep and subtlety of The Crimson Petal and the White."-The New York Times Book Review

"A lasting love affair; the intimate relationship one develops with the characters after reading for 834 pages is much more satisfying than the mere one-night-stand promised by other novels."-People

"Cocky and brilliant, amused and angry, the author is rightfully earning comparisons to observer extraordinaire Charles Dickens. . . . It's hopeless to resist."-Entertainment Weekly

"This year's most entertaining novel."-The Boston Globe

L'autore:

Michel Faber's work has been published in twenty countries and received several literary awards. He lives in Scotland.

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• Editore: Mariner Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0156028778
• ISBN 13: 9780156028776
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 944