There are echoes of Charles Dickens about this novel and like him Waters brings Victorian London to life, as both a boy and a woman. Nancy is a very sexual woman and her time with Diana, a woman who has hired her as a sort of in-house prostitute, is particularly explicit but Waters succeeds in never making it feel too gratuitous. It’s a journey that ultimately brings Nancy out of other people’s shadows and into her own spotlight. For a while, the two live an idyllic life but when Kitty betrays her, Nancy descends into the seedy underworld of London lesbians and the budding Socialist movement. So when Kitty invites Nancy to join her in London as her personal dresser, Nancy quickly accepts. When one night Nancy sees Kitty Butler, a male impersonator, perform, she falls hard for her. 'Tipping the Velvet' is a coming of age novel that follows the life of Nancy Astley, a young oyster girl living in Whitstable with her family who enjoys trips to the local music hall. When you lose one sweetheart, you can't just go out and get another to replace her." "Being in love, you 's not like having a canary, in a cage.
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