The Apple: Crimson Petal Stories

The Apple: Crimson Petal Stories

by Michel Faber (Author)

Synopsis

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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Format: Paperback
Pages: 224
Edition: Main
Publisher: Canongate Books
Published: 07 Sep 2006

ISBN 10: 1841958387
ISBN 13: 9781841958385

Media Reviews
This book 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. * * Scotsman * *
Faber remains an unrivalled master of his subject. -- David Robson * * Sunday Telegraph * *
Michel Faber is a master of the short-story form. * * Times Literary Supplement * *
Author Bio
MICHEL FABER has written seven other books, including the highly acclaimed The Crimson Petal and the White, The Fahrenheit Twins and the Whitbread-shortlisted novel Under the Skin. The Apple, based on characters in The Crimson Petal and the White, was published in 2006. He has also written two novellas, The Hundred and Ninety-Nine Steps (2001) and The Courage Consort (2002), and has won several short-story awards, including the Neil Gunn, Ian St James and Macallan. Born in Holland, brought up in Australia, he now lives in the Scottish Highlands.