The Butcher's Hook de Janet Ellis

Ce roman historique qui se passe dans l'Angleterre de la Régence vient de sortir en Grande Bretagne. Les critiques sont plutôt positives et j'aime beaucoup la couverture. Je craquerai sûrement !

Citation :

GEORGIAN LONDON, IN THE SUMMER OF 1763.
At nineteen, Anne Jaccob is awakened to the possibility of joy when she meets Fub, the butcher’s apprentice, and begins to imagine a life of passion with him.
The only daughter of well-to-do parents, Anne lives a sheltered life. Her home is a miserable place. Though her family want for nothing, her father is uncaring, her mother is ailing, and the baby brother who taught her to love is dead. Unfortunately her parents have already chosen a more suitable husband for her than Fub.
But Anne is a determined young woman, with an idiosyncratic moral compass. In the matter of pursuing her own happiness, she shows no fear or hesitation. Even if it means getting a little blood on her hands.
A vivid and surprising tale, The Butcher’s Hook brims with the colour and atmosphere of Georgian London, as seen through the eyes of a strange and memorable young woman.

J'aimerais bien avoir ton avis une fois que tu l'auras lu
La couverture est splendide.