Michel Faber
Author
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Formats
Description
"It begins with Peter, a devoted man of faith, as he is called to the mission of a lifetime, one that takes him galaxies away from his wife, Bea. Peter becomes immersed in the mysteries of an astonishing new environment, overseen by an enigmatic corporation known only as USIC. His work introduces him to a seemingly friendly native population struggling with a dangerous illness and hungry for Peter's teachings--his Bible is their "book of strange new...
Author
Publisher
Harcourt
Pub. Date
2003
Edition
1st Harvest ed.
Physical Desc
901 p. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
In 1870s London, a nineteen-year-old prostitute named Sugar longs to escape her prison, a brothel run by the cruel Mrs. Castaway, and one of her customers, perfume magnate William Rackham, may prove to be her ticket out.