by Michel Faber · POINTS · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782757801574
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«La Rose pourpre et le Lys» is the historical novel by Michel Faber, published by Points in paperback (535 pages, in French).
In late nineteenth-century London, Sugar, a cultured prostitute, crosses paths with William Rackham, a wealthy heir who falls in love with her. He lifts her out of misery, but their relationship clashes with the prudish morality of the bourgeoisie, and both try to defy the conventions of their time.
First volume in the Les Grands Romans de Points series, published in 2006; the cover presents it as «Tome I».
Aimed at the general public interested in historical fiction and in French-language narrative.
Michel Faber is a Dutch-born writer of English-language fiction, including his 2002 novel The Crimson Petal and the White, and Under the Skin (2000) which was adapted for film by Jonathan Glazer, starring Scarlett Johansson. His novel for young adults, D: A Tale of Two Worlds, was published in 2020. His book, Listen: On Music, Sound and Us, a non-fiction work about music, came out in October 2023.
