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The Butchers' Blessing by Gilligan, Ruth is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Butchers' Blessing about?
Every year, Úna prepares for her father to disappear with seven other men to traverse the Irish countryside; these eight fabled men form the Butchers, a group that roams from farm to farm, enacting ancient methods of cattle slaughter. Moving between events of 1996 and the present, the book offers a glimpse into the modern tensions that surround these men and their complex meanings for the characters Úna, her mother Grá, farmer Fionn, his teenage son Davey, and photographer Ronan; Ronan sees the Butchers as representatives of an older, more folkloric Ireland, and seeks to capture this world image by image--a lake, a cottage, and his most striking photo: a man, hung upside down in a pose of unspeakable violence. --Adapted from publishers' website
Who reads The Butchers' Blessing?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Gilligan, Ruth
- Publisher
- W W Norton & Co Inc
- Published
- 2021
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781951142742
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction
- Rating
- 4 / 5 (131 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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