{"product_id":"butcher-9780593686003","title":"Butcher","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom one of our most accomplished storytellers, an extraordinary and arresting novel about a women's asylum in the 19th century, and a terrifying doctor who wants to change the world\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this harrowing story based on authentic historical documents, we follow the career of Dr. Silas Weir, \"The Father of Gyno-Psychiatry,\" as he ascends from professional anonymity to national renown. Humiliated by a disastrous procedure, Weir is forced to take a position at the New Jersey Asylum for Female Lunatics, where he reigns. There, he is allowed to continue his practice, unchecked for decades, making a name for himself by focusing on women who have been neglected by the state--women he subjects to the most grotesque modes of experimentation. As he begins to establish himself as a pioneer of 19th-century surgery, Weir's ambition is fueled by his obsessive fascination with a young Irish indentured servant named Brigit, who becomes not only Weir's primary experimental subject, but also the agent of his destruction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNarrated by Silas Weir's eldest son, who has repudiated his father's brutal legacy, \u003ci\u003eButcher \u003c\/i\u003eis a unique blend of fiction and fact, a nightmare voyage through the darkest regions of the American psyche conjoined, in its startling conclusion, with unexpected romance. Once again, Joyce Carol Oates has written a spellbinding novel confirming her position as one of our celebrated American visionaries of the imagination.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joyce Carol Oates\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/19\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.6lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593686003","brand":"Ripon Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44148552499245,"sku":"9780593686003","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0681\/0501\/1245\/files\/img_6c4d6599-207a-40d6-bf82-27c90479c1dd.jpg?v=1757226790","url":"https:\/\/riponbookstore.com\/products\/butcher-9780593686003","provider":"Ripon Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}