The Crimson Petal and the White

Blurb

The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber is a 2002 novel set in Victorian-era 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'.