Posts tagged crimson petal and the white
Posts tagged crimson petal and the white
Come with me now, away from the filthy city streets, away from rooms that stink of fear and deceit, away from contracts forged in mucky cynicism. Love exists. Come with me to church.
The girls that are wanted are good girls
Good from the heart to the lips
Pure as the lily is white and pure
From its heart to its sweet leaf tips.The girls that are wanted are girls with hearts
They are wanted for mothers and wives
Wanted to cradle in loving arms
The strongest and frailest lives.The clever, the witty, the brilliant girl
There are few who can understand
But, oh! For the wise, loving home girls
There’s a constant, steady demand.
from “The Girls that are Wanted” by J. H. Gray, c. 1880
As seen in Michel Faber’s “The Crimson Petal and the White.”
And so it begins. Again.
…that no book can follow Dance With Dragons besides The Crimson Petal and the White. Seriously. Michel Faber, I’m not even 70 pages in and I’m engulfed. I want to marry your writing style and bear its charming, witty children.
