The Butcher's Hook
A Novel
by Janet Ellis
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Pub Date Jan 10 2017 | Archive Date Dec 31 2016
Description
London, summer 1763.
At nineteen, Anne Jaccob is awakened to the possibility of joy when she meets Fub, the butcher's apprentice, and begins to imagine a life of passion with him. The only daughter of well-to-do parents, Anne lives a sheltered life. Her home is a miserable place. Though her family want for nothing, her father is uncaring, her mother is ailing, and the baby brother who taught her to love is dead.
Unfortunately her parents have already chosen a more suitable husband for her than Fub. But Anne is a determined young woman, with an idiosyncratic moral compass. In the matter of pursuing her own happiness, she shows no fear or hesitation. Even if it means getting a little blood on her hands.
A vivid and surprising tale, The Butcher's Hook brims with the color and atmosphere of Georgian London, as seen through the eyes of a strange and memorable young woman.
A Note From the Publisher
LibraryReads nominations due by 11/20 and IndieNext nominations due 11/2.
LibraryReads nominations due by 11/20 and IndieNext nominations due 11/2.
Advance Praise
"A dark, weird, gloriously feminist story of a girl in 1763 pushing against the limits of her role and a dark love story."-Elle UK (Best New Books for 2016)
"The Butcher's Hook doesn't read like a first novel-it is a high-finish performance. The Butcher's Hook will hook you."-The Observer (London)
"This author remains one to watch. She has a sharp eye and a sharper wit. More importantly still, she possesses a subtle and compassionate understanding of the human heart." -Guardian
"Ellis has a public personality of great charm, and a good deal of this gets into her writing-she revels in the historical details, has a grasp of pace and knows how to keep her audience hooked."-The Times (London)
"The Butcher's Hook doesn't read like a first novel-it is a high-finish performance. The Butcher's Hook will hook you."-The Observer (London)
"This author remains one to watch. She has a sharp eye and a sharper wit. More importantly still, she possesses a subtle and compassionate understanding of the human heart." -Guardian
"Ellis has a public personality of great charm, and a good deal of this gets into her writing-she revels in the historical details, has a grasp of pace and knows how to keep her audience hooked."-The Times (London)
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781681773117 |
| PRICE | $25.95 (USD) |
| PAGES | 368 |
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