Romola Garai
Sugar
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- 1. S1 E1 Apr 6, 2011
- A troubled Victorian-era businessman finds solace in the arms of a renowned young prostitute.
- 2. S1 E2 Apr 13, 2011
- William gets Sugar a flat of her own as their relationship intensifies.
- 3. S1 E3 Apr 20, 2011
- Sugar moves into William's house to take care of his neglected daughter, and commits to help Agnes.
The Crimson Petal and the White is a 2002 novel by Michel Faber set in Victorian England. The title is from an 1847 poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson entitled "Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal", the opening line of which is "Now sleeps the crimson petal, now the white."
The Crimson Petal and the White: With Romola Garai, Chris O'Dowd, Amanda Hale, Shirley Henderson. Set in 1870s London, a young prostitute finds potential power and status after becoming the mistress of a powerful patriarch.
Apr 10, 2002 · The Crimson Petal and the White. Michel Faber. 3.88. 43,544 ratings3,580 reviews. Sugar, 19, prostitute in Victorian London, yearns for a better life. From brutal brothel-keeper Mrs Castaway, she ascends in society. Affections of self-involved perfume magnate William Rackham soon smells like love.
Jun 29, 2014 · Author Carmen Maria Machado picked up The Crimson Petal and the White, a book about a prostitute in 19th-century London, because it looked illicit. It taught her about faith, sexuality and...
Sep 1, 2003 · A teenage prostitute ascends through the many layers of Victorian London society in this highly acclaimed “big, sexy, bravura novel” (New York Times). London, 1870s. At the heart of this panoramic narrative is a young woman’s struggle to lift her body and soul out of the gutter.
In the violent world of 1874 London Sugar is a spirited prostitute in the brothel of grasping Mrs. Castaway. After her friend Elizabeth dies from injuries inflicted by two drunken clients Sugar starts writing a book to expose Mrs. Castaway's customers.
The Crimson Petal and the White. Home. Episodes. Clips. Follow Sugar into the underbelly of Victorian London seething with vitality, sexuality, ambition and emotion.
