Book guide
The Crimson Petal and the White
A teenage sex worker claws her way through the glittering rot of Victorian London.
GenresHistoricalLiterary
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About The Crimson Petal and the White
In 1870s London, Sugar, a nineteen-year-old prostitute, seeks escape from the brothel of Mrs. Castaway and rises through the layers of Victorian society. Faber’s panoramic novel follows ambition, exploitation and power among a cast orbiting perfume heir William Rackham.
Reading signals
- Spice
- High
- Darkness
- Extreme
- Pacing
- Slow
Content warnings
- sexual content
- miscarriage
- trafficking
- rape
- domestic abuse
- emotional abuse
- sexual assault
- sexual violence
- mental illness
- abortion
- pedophilia
