Title: Do not lodge here...
Review: If atmospheric fiction about prostitutes trying to survive in the underbelly of 19th-century England is your cup of tea, try "The Crimson Petal and the White" instead. I started this book with eager anticipation, thinking that it would be similar to that wonderful work, but the grimness and arch pretension of "The Dress Lodger" are such that I probably will not finish (especially after reading some reviews by fellow readers that were less than underwhelmed). Go directly to Michel Faber's fabulous novel and give it a go. I promise you will not be disappointed!
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