![]() ![]() The Luminaries is a riddle of connections requiring not so much solving as unravelling. Gascoigne bailed her out of jail Edgar Clinch lovingly drew her evening baths when she stayed at his hotel Sook Yongsheng, her opium dealer, fed her the drug partly to bask in her company. Their loyalty, what’s more, springs not from her skills as prostitute but from something undeniable in her personality. Article contentĬonsistent among the complex series of private motivations and personal interrelations that gradually come to light is a shared fondness among several of the men for Anna, the hooker with the gowns of gold (one of the novel’s most appealing mysteries is why someone stitched a fortune in gold into the linings of her dresses). This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. ![]() Manage Print Subscription / Tax Receipt. ![]()
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