The Alteration
Author: Amis, Kingsley
ISBN: 9780099461081
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK
Year first published: 01 Sep 2004
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback / softback
A comic masterpiece by one of Britain's best-loved writers.
Hubert Anvil is a 10 year old boy blessed with the voice of an angel. The Church hierarchy decrees that Hubert should be turned into a castrato - an alteration that could bring Hubert fame and fortune, but would also cut him off from an adult world he is curious to discover. In a dystopian world where Martin Luther never reformed and where the Holy Office's power is absolute, where will Hubert turn if he decides to defy their wishes?
ISBN: 9780099461081
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK
Year first published: 01 Sep 2004
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback / softback
A comic masterpiece by one of Britain's best-loved writers.
Hubert Anvil is a 10 year old boy blessed with the voice of an angel. The Church hierarchy decrees that Hubert should be turned into a castrato - an alteration that could bring Hubert fame and fortune, but would also cut him off from an adult world he is curious to discover. In a dystopian world where Martin Luther never reformed and where the Holy Office's power is absolute, where will Hubert turn if he decides to defy their wishes?
