Songs for the Butcher's Daughter by Peter Manseau
Songs for the Butcher's Daughter

Peter Manseau

Songs for the Butcher's Daughter

Peter Manseau

370 pages first pub 2008 (editions)

fiction historical reflective slow-paced
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For readers who cherish stories of love, identity, and the power of words to transcend time and place, Songs for the Butcher's Daughter by Peter Manseau is a poignant and sweeping tale that will resonate deeply, weaving together the threads of history, culture, and the human experience.

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Summer, sweltering, 1996. A book warehouse in western Massachusetts. A man at the beginning of his adult life -- and the end of his career rope -- becomes involved with a woman, a language, and a great lie that will define his future. Most auspici...

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