{"product_id":"the-butchers-daughter-the-hitherto-untold-story-of-mrs-lovett-9781641296427","title":"The Butcher's Daughter: The Hitherto Untold Story of Mrs. Lovett","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe story of the vengeful barber Sweeney Todd has gripped fans across literary, stage, and screen renditions--but little has been told of Mrs. Lovett, Todd's partner in crime. Until now. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEnclosed herewith: a bloodcurdling correspondence of horror and intrigue, based on the original Victorian penny dreadful that started it all. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Your fingers may bleed with paper cuts as you tear through \u003ci\u003eThe Butcher's Daughter . . .\u003c\/i\u003e I am spellbound.\"--Gregory Maguire, author of \u003ci\u003eWicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLondon, 1887: At the abandoned apartment of a missing young woman, a dossier of evidence is collected, ordered chronologically, and sent to the Chief Inspector of the London Metropolitan Police. It contains a frightening correspondence between an inquisitive journalist, Miss Emily Gibson, and the woman Gibson thinks may be the infamous Mrs. Lovett--Sweeney Todd's accomplice, \"a wicked woman\" who baked men into pies and sold them in her pie shop on Fleet Street. The talk of London Town--even decades after her horrendous misdeeds. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the woman relays the harrowing account of her life in the unruly and perilous streets of Victorian London, her missives unlock an intricate mystery that brings Miss Gibson closer to the truth, even as that truth may cost her everything. A hair-raising and breathtaking novel for fans of Sarah Waters and Gregory Maguire, \u003ci\u003eThe Butcher's Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e is an irresistible literary thriller that draws richly from historical sources and shines new light on the woman behind the counter of the most disreputable pie shop ever known.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Demchuk, Corinne Leigh Clark\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hell's Hundred\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/06\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.4lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 6.00w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781641296427","brand":"Hell's Hundred","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43945333129353,"sku":"9781641296427","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_6b7a249e-ae01-4e40-8626-dcd8a043a82d.jpg?v=1745910339","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/the-butchers-daughter-the-hitherto-untold-story-of-mrs-lovett-9781641296427","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}