Description: At the heart of this panoramic, multidimensional narrative is the compelling struggle of a young woman to lift her body and soul out of the gutter. Faber leads readers back to 1870s London, where Sugar, a 19-year-old whore in the brothel of the terrifying Mrs. Castaway, yearns for escape to a better life.
Brief description:
Michel Faber's work has been published in twenty countries and received several literary awards. He lives in Scotland.
Review Quotes:
PRAISE FOR UNDER THE SKIN
"Michel Faber is a strong, moral voice, and this first novel promises great things for the future."--The Wall Street Journal
"A fascinating book . . . The fantastic is so nicely played against the day-to-day that one feels the strangeness of both. . . . Remarkable."--The New York Times Book Review
"An extraordinary book that touches on the most profound issues of the human condition."--The Times (London)