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The Crimson Petal and the White
de Faber, Michel
- Usado
- near fine
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0002005271
- ISBN 13
- 9780002005272
- Librería
-
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
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Sobre este artículo
First Canadian edition first printing of the third novel by this author. Light rubbing to the surface of the dustjacket. Book binders error the actual book is bound upside down within the boards. Lightly bumped at the base of the spine. In near fine / near fine condition.
Sinopsis
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. Twenty years in its conception, research, and writing, The Crimson Petal and the White is teeming with life, rich in texture and incident, with characters breathtakingly real. In a class by itself, it's a big, juicy, must-read of a novel that will delight, enthrall, provoke, and entertain young and old, male and female.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Scene of the Crime Books, ABAC, IOBA
(CA)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 19546
- Título
- The Crimson Petal and the White
- Autor
- Faber, Michel
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Near Fine
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Near Fine
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First Canadian edition first printing
- ISBN 10
- 0002005271
- ISBN 13
- 9780002005272
- Editorial
- HarperCollins
- Lugar de publicación
- Toronto
- Fecha de publicación
- 2002
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Historical Fiction; Literature;
Términos de venta
Scene of the Crime Books, ABAC, IOBA
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Sobre el vendedor
Scene of the Crime Books, ABAC, IOBA
Miembro de Biblio desde 2005
St. Catharines, Ontario
Sobre Scene of the Crime Books, ABAC, IOBA
My wife and I have been operating Scene of the Crime Books since 1996. In 2004 we attempted to go against the market and open a storefront on Oakville Ontario. In August 2006 we closed the brick and mortar and humbly went back to just internet. We now do internet and appointment only through our home. So if you're in our neighborhood let us know 24 hours ahead of time. Thank you. Don Longmuir
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