The Crimson Petal and the White E78

The Crimson Petal and the White E78Title: The Crimson Petal and the White ISBN: 9781847678935 Author: Michel Faber Rating: 3. 89 (400 ratings, 56 reviews) '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

She is in turns helped and hindered in this by their bohemian step-mother Topaz

ONE HERO Among the names on the target list

but a scandal threatens to wreck everything she has worked for

the hopes and dreams of so many people are tied up in the twice weekly lessons

a life-long Shakespeare lover

and heads off to the big city

The Groom says

The Merchant of Venice explores prejudice

With a classic Sue Grafton mystery and David Niven’s hilarious Hollywood memoirs thrown in

and self-discovery that exceeds her wildest dreams

was suppose to bring him back alive

Yet the dialogue is fast