Victoria Glendinning is the author of the historical fiction novel named The Butcher's Daughter. Set in England in the year 1535, Agnes Peppin, the butcher's daughter, has few options. She knows about butchering from her father. She knows about preparing the dead for burial from her mother. This is a grim and oppressive time for women, even though who know how to read and write. Agnes joined the cloistered life at Shaftesbury Abbey. With her quick intellect she becomes the assistant to the Abbess. Henry VIII is the king and self declared leader of the church. He decides to dismantle all the monasteries including the Shaftesbury Abbey. Agnes is now free to pursue her own life and to live by her wits. This was an interesting book because Agnes is a very wise woman. I also enjoyed reading about a woman who lived so very long ago.
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