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The Butcher's Daughter

By Victoria Glendinning
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The Butcher's Daughter by Victoria Glendinning is a captivating historical fiction novel set in the turbulent period of the English Reformation. It follows the journey of Agnes Peppin, a young woman who enters a convent to escape her past. Her life unfolds amid the sweeping changes brought about by King Henry VIII’s break with the Catholic Church, highlighting personal struggles and the challenges faced by those caught in the crossfire of religious and political upheaval.
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If you have a love for stories set in Tudor England filled with rich historical detail and intriguing personal journeys, this historical fiction might captivate you. It weaves a tale of a determined woman navigating the complex societal norms of the time, offering a fresh perspective on the era's challenges and resilience.

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The Butcher's Daughter

'Historical fiction at its finest' @MargaretAtwood (Twitter). The richly atmospheric story of a young woman's struggle to define herself in a world of uncertainty, intrigue and danger in a time of great upheaval during the Tudor era. 

The dark and beautifully crafted historical novel by an award-winning author

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Historical fiction at its finest - @MargaretAtwood (Twitter)

It is 1535 and Agnes Peppin, daughter of a West-country butcher, has been banished, leaving her family home in disgrace to live out the rest of her life cloistered behind the walls of Shaftesbury Abbey.

While Agnes grapples with the complex rules and hierarchies of the sisterhood, King Henry VIII has proclaimed himself Head of the Church of England. Religious houses are being formally subjugated, monasteries dissolved, and the great Abbey is no exception to the purge.

Cast out with her sisters, Agnes is at last free to be the master of her own fate. But freedom comes at a price as she descends into a world she knows little about, using her wits and testing her moral convictions against her need to survive - by any means necessary...

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The Butcher's Daughter by Victoria Glendinning is praised for its vivid and immediate portrayal of a tumultuous time during Henry VIII's Reformation. Critics commend its engaging narrative, which blends humour, tragedy, and compelling storytelling. The novel is lauded for its excellent characterisation of Agnes Peppin and its richly authentic setting of Tudor England's harsh realities and societal upheaval. The writing is described as lyrical and evocative, bringing history to life through a touching, sometimes shocking depiction of the era's human cost.

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ISBN: 9780715652923

Publisher: Duckworth Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 13 June 2019

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Duckworth

Audience: General / adult

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Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 320

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Fiction General Fiction Historical Fiction Religion & Spirituality Victoria Glendinning

About the Author

Victoria Glendinning is a British biographer, critic, broadcaster and novelist. Born in Sheffield and educated at Oxford where she studied modern languages, she later worked for The TLS. She is an Honorary Vice-President of English PEN, winner of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, was appointed a CBE in 1998, is the twice winner of the Whitbread Biography award and Vice-President of the Royal Society of Literature. A regular contributor of articles and reviews to various UK newspapers and magazines, she is also the author of three widely acclaimed novels: The Grown-Ups, Electricity, and Flight.

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