{"product_id":"9781399646918","title":"Esther, the Butcher - SIGNED EDITION","description":"\u003ch3\u003eSIGNED EDITION\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAuthors: Mariia Niskavaara \u0026amp; Kate Sotejeff-Wilson\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eFinland | Modern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945) | Fiction in translation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 18\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e February 2027 by Orion Publishing Co (Weidenfeld \u0026amp; Nicolson) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 224 pages \u003cbr\u003e234mm x 153mm | 400g\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere comes Esther. Tall Esther. Big Esther. Esther, the butcher.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeaned on aspic and sausage, she has strong thighs and a short skirt. She loves her body.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe lives in a small town built around a meat factory. She has a natural talent for butchery and works at the slaughterhouse. She loves her job.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLife is simple and beautiful. There is only one thing missing: a child.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe whole town knows: Esther and her husband, an inseminator at the town's pig farm, are trying for a baby. But is there a bump under that coat? No, not yet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs the town pulses with rumour and Esther burns with an as yet unfulfilled desire for a baby, she grows to understand the secret power of her body. Her flesh is not weak, and her spirit is even stronger.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlready an international sensation - selling in thirty-one territories in a matter of weeks - this darkly comic, truly touching, gleefully grotesque modern fairy tale announces the arrival of Mariia Niskavaara's extraordinary voice.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners Books Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57631067505015,"sku":"9781399646918","price":13.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/files\/9781399646918.jpg?v=1792594622","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.co.uk\/products\/9781399646918","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}