{"product_id":"9781473625150-the-butchers-hook","title":"The Butcher's Hook","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ea dark and twisted tale of Georgian London\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe debut novel by actress and presenter Janet Ellis, \u003ci\u003eThe Butcher's Hook\u003c\/i\u003e is the dark and twisted tale of a young girl in 18th-century London determined to take her life in her own hands.\u003cbr\u003eNo matter the cost.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e***LONGLISTED FOR THE DESMOND ELLIOTT PRIZE 2016***\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'KNOWS HOW TO KEEP HER AUDIENCE HOOKED' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A MASTERFUL STORYTELLER' \u003c\/b\u003eClare Mackintosh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'DARK, WEIRD AND GLORIOUSLY FEMINIST' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorgian London, in the summer of 1763.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt nineteen, Anne Jaccob, the elder daughter of well-to-do parents, meets Fub the butcher's apprentice and is awakened to the possibilities of joy and passion. \u003cbr\u003eAnne lives a sheltered life: her home is a miserable place and her parents have already chosen a more suitable husband for her than Fub. \u003cbr\u003eBut Anne is an unusual young woman and is determined to pursue her own happiness in her own way.\u003cbr\u003e.even if that means getting a little blood on her hands.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A SHARP EYE AND A SHARPER WIT' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A SPIRITED, DARK DEBUT' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eWoman \u0026amp; Home\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'STRANGE, DARK AND UTTERLY MESMERIC' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eHannah Kent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e*And Janet Ellis's second, darkly compelling novel, \u003c\/i\u003eHow It Was, \u003ci\u003eis out now*\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56449886781814,"sku":"9781473625150","price":9.42,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28373629.jpg?v=1760446843","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781473625150-the-butchers-hook","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}