{"product_id":"9781789099034","title":"The Butcher","description":"Author: Laura Young\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781789099034\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Titan Books\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 13 Sep 2022\u003cbr\u003ePages: 320 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Lady Mae turns eighteen, she’ll inherit her mother’s job as the Butcher: dismembering Settlement Five’s guilty residents as payment for their petty crimes. An index finger taken for spreading salacious gossip, a foot for blasphemy, no one is exempt from punishment. \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n But when her mother refuses to harm a child, the Deputies come to the house for retribution. No one is above the law, and Lady Mae watches as they murder her mother.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n Within twenty-four hours, now alone in the world, Lady Mae begins her new job. But a chance meeting years later puts her face to face with the Deputy that murdered her mother. Now Lady Mae must choose: will she flee, and start another life in the desolate mountains, forever running? Or will she seek vengeance for her mother’s death even if it kills her?\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n A devastating, alarming page-turner infused with melancholy, humanity – and society’s maddening acceptance in the face of horror.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46581777694878,"sku":"HPC-9781789099034","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781789099034.jpg?v=1772679788","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781789099034","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}