Butcher

by Joyce Carol Oates

From one of our most accomplished storytellers, an extraordinary and arresting novel about a women's asylum in the nineteenth century, and a terrifying doctor who wants to change the world

In this harrowing story based on authentic historical documents, we follow the career of Dr. Silas Weir, "Father of Gyno-Psychiatry," as he ascends from professional anonymity to national renown. Humiliated by a procedure gone terribly wrong, Weir...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0593537777
• ISBN13: 9780593537770
• Release Date: May 2024
• Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"