**Named a MOST ANTICIPATED book of 2023 by The Guardian** From the
prize-winning author of The Manningtree Witches, a subversive
historical novel set during the French Revolution, inspired by a
young peasant boy turned showman, said to have been tormented and
driven to murder by an all-consuming appetite. 1798, France. Nuns
move along the dark corridors of a Versailles hospital where the
young Sister Perpetué has been tasked with sitting with the
patient who must always be watched. The man, gaunt, with his sallow
skin and distended belly, is dying: they say he ate a golden fork,
and that it's killing him from the inside. But that's not all--he
is rumored to have done monstrous things in his attempts to sate an
insatiable appetite...an appetite they say tortures him still. Born
in an impoverished village to a widowed young mother, Tarare was
once overflowing with quiet affection: for the Baby Jesus and the
many Saints, for his mother, for the plants and little creatures in
the woods and fields around their house. He spends his days alone,
observing the delicate charms of the countryside. But his world is
not a gentle one--and soon, life as he knew it is violently
upended. Tarare is pitched down a chaotic path through
revolutionary France, left to the mercy of strangers, and
increasingly, bottomlessly, ravenous. This exhilarating,
disquieting novel paints a richly imagined life for The Great
Tarare, The Glutton of Lyon in 18th-century France: a world of
desire, hunger and poverty; hope, chaos and survival. As in her
cult hit The Manningtree Witches, Blakemore showcases her stunning
lyricism and deep compassion for characters pushed to the edge of
society in The Glutton, her most unputdownable work yet.
General
| Imprint: |
Scribner
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
October 2023 |
| Authors: |
A. K. Blakemore
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 21mm (L x W x T) |
| Pages: |
320 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-66803-062-2 |
| Categories: |
Books
Promotions
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| LSN: |
1-66803-062-4 |
| Barcode: |
9781668030622 |
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