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Tipping the Velvet

by Sarah Waters
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“Erotic and absorbing…Written with startling power.”—The New York Times Book Review
 
Nan King, an oyster girl, is captivated by the music hall phenomenon Kitty Butler, a male impersonator extraordinaire treading the boards in Canterbury. Through a friend at the box office, Nan manages to visit all her shows and finally meet her heroine. Soon after, she becomes Kitty's dresser and the two head for the bright lights of Leicester Square where they begin a glittering career as music-hall stars in an all-singing and dancing double act. At the same time, behind closed doors, they admit their attraction to each other and their affair begins.
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Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group

Kindle Book

  • Release date: May 1, 2000

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  • ISBN: 9781101078198
  • Release date: May 1, 2000

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9781101078198
  • File size: 671 KB
  • Release date: May 1, 2000
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Fiction Literature Historical Fiction LGBTQIA+ (Fiction)

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English

“Erotic and absorbing…Written with startling power.”—The New York Times Book Review
 
Nan King, an oyster girl, is captivated by the music hall phenomenon Kitty Butler, a male impersonator extraordinaire treading the boards in Canterbury. Through a friend at the box office, Nan manages to visit all her shows and finally meet her heroine. Soon after, she becomes Kitty's dresser and the two head for the bright lights of Leicester Square where they begin a glittering career as music-hall stars in an all-singing and dancing double act. At the same time, behind closed doors, they admit their attraction to each other and their affair begins.
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Fiction Literature Historical Fiction LGBTQIA+ (Fiction)
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