Janet Ellis The Butchers Hook

by Janet Ellis (Contributor)

Georgian London, In The Summer Of 1763. At 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. Anne Lives A Sheltered Her Home Is A Miserable Place And Her Parents Have Already Chosen A More Suitable Husband For Her Than Fub. But Anne Is An Unusual Young Woman And Is Determined To Pursue Her Own Happiness In Her Own Way... ...Even If That Means Getting A Little Blood On Her Hands. Product 9781473625150 Paperback Janet Ellis Two Roads Books 348 19.7 X 12.8 X 2Cm

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About the author

Janet Ellis trained as an actress at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. She is best known for presenting Blue Peter and contributes to numerous radio and TV programmes.

A graduate of the Curtis Brown creative writing course, The Butcher’s Hook is her first novel, and she is currently working on her next.

In 2016 Janet was awarded an MBE for services to charities and theatre.

Reviews

[Ann Dewar · Rating 4 out of 5]

A well-written and unexpected historical novel, peopled with unpleasant characters and a chillingly psychopathic protagonist.

The novel deals with a host of unattractive elements in Georgian society - infant mortality, paedophillia, murder, the treatment of women, class inequality - frankly and with an unflinching gaze.

It’s an impressive and unusual literary debut, not just another celeb novel.

[Kezia Gatens · Rating 5 out of 5]

I wasn't expecting this book to go as it did. Pain, emotional neglect, lust, abuse, sexism and psychopathic tendencies. There is little self pity and a lot of jealousy and vengefulness. Of the books I've read this year, I read this one the fastest.