{"product_id":"9780008694906","title":"Butcher: The vivid new thriller from the multi-award winning Joyce Carol Oates – ‘A master storyteller’, The Times","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘Simply the most consistently inventive, brilliant, curious and creative writer going’ \u003c\/strong\u003eGILLIAN FLYNN\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003e'Gripping … Bravura storytelling' \u003c\/strong\u003e\n          \u003cem\u003eVOGUE\u003c\/em\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003e'A blood-soaked, gothic nightmare' \u003c\/strong\u003e\n          \u003cem\u003eFINANCIAL TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003eFrom one of our most accomplished storytellers, an extraordinary and arresting novel about a nineteenth-century women's asylum, and a terrifying doctor who wants to change the world.\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHumiliated by a procedure gone terribly wrong, Dr Silas Weir is forced to take a position at the New Jersey Asylum for Female Lunatics. There, his work focuses on women who have been neglected by the state – women he subjects to grotesque modes of experimentation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on authentic historical documents, \u003cem\u003eButcher\u003c\/em\u003e is a nightmare voyage through the darkest regions of the American psyche.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'A ghastly and harrowing page-turner'\u003c\/strong\u003e STEPHEN KING, via X\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003e'A triumph of style and brio’\u003c\/strong\u003e\n          \u003cem\u003eFINANCIAL TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cstrong\u003eTerrifying' \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFLAUNT\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003e'Vividly and compellingly-drawn' \u003c\/strong\u003e\n          \u003cem\u003eiNEWS\u003c\/em\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Butcher, Joyce Carol Oates explores the horror of a nineteenth-century women's asylum through a gothic and psychological lens. The literary fiction piece is a haunting journey into the depths of human depravity, showcasing the author's ability to craft deeply unsettling stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of Bruce Mcallister (The Year's Best Science Fiction), Amor Towles (Table For Two), Stephen King (The Life of Chuck), Percival L. Everett (James), and Heidi Pitlor (The Best American Short Stories 2024).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHarperCollins 2024\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Joyce Carol Oates","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46889153626261,"sku":"9780008694906","price":49.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780008694906.jpg?v=1776888414","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780008694906","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}