Enjoy more Sugar...Join Clara at the rat pit...Relax with Mr Bodley as he is lulled to sleep by Mrs Tremain and her girls...Find out what became of Sophie. Michel Faber revisits the world of his best-selling novel "The Crimson Petal and the White", conjuring tantalising glimpses of its characters, their lives before we first met them and their intriguing futures. You'll be desperate for more by the time you reluctantly re-emerge into the twenty-first century.
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"... will be read in a sitting. Unless of course you are admitted to Accident and Emergency, having come over queer, huffing with laughter, or dizzy with envy at Faber's talent. Or probably both." Tom Adair, Scotsman "The story-telling has a verve and a slyness that brook no argument... Faber remains an unrivalled master of his subject." David Robson, Sunday Telegraph "Faber's characterisation is unmatched. Sure to keep old fans happy, and win some new ones, too." Big Issue "All offer a poignant sense of the connections between stories and centuries and, thanks to Faber's characteristic mastery of intrigue, the arbitrary nature of endings." Metro"
About the Author
Michel Faber has written six previous books, most recently the highly acclaimed collection of stories, The Fahrenheit Twins, as well as 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 St James and Macallan. Some Rain Must Fall, his debut collection, won the Saltire First Book of the Year Award in 1999. 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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