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...more details Format:Paperback Pages:224
In this collection, Michel Faber revisits the world of his best- selling novel, briefly opening doors onto the lives of it characters to give us tantalising glimpses of where they sprung from and what happened to them. Format:Paperback Pages:224
"The Courage Consort", possibly the seventh best-known acappella vocal ensemble in Britain, are given two weeks in a Belgian chateau to rehearse their latest commission...more details Format:Paperback Pages:128
Gripping from the first page, this immense novel is an intoxicating and deeply satisfying read. Faber's most ambitious fictional creation yet...more details Format:Paperback Pages:832
Sugar, an alluring, nineteen year old whore in the brothel of the terrifying Mrs Castaway, yearns for a better life, and her ascent through the strata of 1870's London society offers us intimacy with a host of loveable and maddening characters. Format:Paperback Pages:856
Renowned for his pitch-perfect prose and brilliant characterisation, faber is also celebrated for his mastery of wildly different styles. Within these seventeen stories he levels his gaze at humanity in all its despair...more details Format:Paperback Pages:288
Sian, tired of nightmares in which she meets a grisly end, decides she needs to get out more. Joining an archaeological dig at Whitby Abbey, she uncovers a mystery involving a long-hidden murder. Faber's novella is in turn thriller...more details Format:Paperback Pages:128
Sian, tired of nightmares in which she meets a grisly end, decides she needs to get out more. Joining an archaeological dig at Whitby Abbey, she uncovers a mystery involving a long-hidden murder. Faber's novella is in turn thriller...more details Format:Paperback Pages:128
A brilliantly told and beautifully written that defies categorisation, Under the Skin introduces Isserley, a woman obsessed with picking up male hitchhikers - so long as they're well-muscled and alone. But why? As the novel unfolds and the reason is made explicit...more details Format:Paperback Pages:304