Enjoy more sugar...Take a saunter down Silver Street once more for an early Christmas encounter with the determined heroine of "The Crimson Petal and the White", and find out more of what became of her. In this collection, Michel Faber revisits the world of his bestselling novel, briefly opening doors onto the lives of its characters to give us tantalising glimpses of where they sprang from and what happened to them.
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"When a book is big it had better be good - this one is. Dive in. Enjoy!" Alice Sebold, author of The Lovely Bones "Irresistibly readable, cool and rather wonderful." Ruth Rendell, Sunday Times "Opening a new Michel Faber is somewhat like watching a bonkers celebrity being interviewed... You know it will be interesting, you know you'll be unable to tear yourself away, and you have absolutely no idea what they will come up with next." Independent On Sunday "A sybaritic pleasure and a ripping yarn." The Times "Both mind-bogglingly clever and page-turningly tempting. Don't miss it." Daily Telegraph "Takes the historical novel and, in the spirit of its subject matter, submits it to a good rogering in terms of graphically exposing the sexual details Dickens and Co couldn't (or wouldn't) write about." Sunday Herald"
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Michel Faber has written five previous books, including the international bestseller The Crimson Petal and the White, and the Whitbread-shortlisted novel, Under the Skin. He has also won several short-story awards, including the Neil Gunn, Ian James and Macallan, and his work has been translated in over 30 countries. Born in Holland, brought up in Australia, he now lives in the Scottish Highlands.
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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
More Crimson Petal, Thank Goodness,
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This review is from: The Apple : New Crimson Petal Stories (Paperback)
For those annoyed by the abrupt ending of Michel Faber's Crimson Petal and the White, this will hopefully be somewhat soothing. While not a linear sequel, there are glimpses of the later lives of Agnes, William, Sugar and Sophie. Several short stories illuminate episodes from their lives, written in Faber's continuously brilliant style.
The highlight is the final story in the collection, "A Mighty Horde of Women in Very Big Hats, Approaching." It is the story of a small boy caught up in the 1908 march of the suffragettes, and it is page-turning stuff. All the stories are interesting, but this was my favorite. Those looking for a true "sequel" to the superb Crimson Petal and the White might be a bit disappointed, I don't know. Personally, I was thrilled to spend time, however brief, with the characters.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Delicious Crumbs a la Crimson Petal,
By Kristen "historical fiction junkie" (Central Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Apple (Paperback)
Prepare yourself for two fantastic hours of engrossing stories! Faber's prolific pen has given us an amuse-bouche for those whose appetites were not satisfied by the 900+ page feast of the Crimson Petal and the White.
The Apple is a collection of short stories about various characters we met in his fabulous earlier novel. We get a glimpse of Sugar's days both pre- and post-William Rackham; we meet Sophie as an adult; and we get to catch glimpses of the other sordid characters of Silver Street with the same gritty eyes we were given to view it before. This is a quick read - literally, one sitting if you plan it right. Thoroughly enjoyable! More, Mr. Faber, more!
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Finally - the fates of Crimson Petal, etc. revealed!,
By night book owl (Thousand Oaks, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Apple (Paperback)
For all the readers who were left guessing (and often angry) at the NO ending of Faber's The Crimson Petal and the White, get these short stories. The last one tells what happens to the main characters. This was satisfying enough for me, even in a short version. The other short stories are very good in the typical Faber style.
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