Title: The Crimson Petal and the White
Description: 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 readers back to 1870s London, where Sugar, a 19-year-old whore in the brothel of the terrifying Mrs. Castaway, yearns for escape to a better life.
Subjects: History, Fiction, Young women, Perfumes industry, Prostitutes, London (england), fiction, Fiction, historical, Young women, fiction
Places: Great Britain, London (England)
Time periods: Victoria, 1837-1901