This monster is someone’s mother…
In a quiet Italian town, the widow, Leonarda Cianciulli is known as a devoted mother and skilled butcher. Superstitious, watchful, and fiercely protective of her child, she believes the world is full of unseen dangers and that only vigilance can keep disaster at bay.
When she perceives her son Giuseppe is in danger, Leonarda becomes convinced that fate itself is circling him. Signs appear everywhere. Warnings whisper through daily rituals. And slowly, horrifyingly, she reaches a conclusion that no one else but her can see.
To save her son, sacrifices must be made.
And a mother’s love can be lethal…
Based on one of the most disturbing true crimes in European history, The Butcher’s Widow is a chilling psychological novel about maternal devotion pushed beyond reason, belief hardened into certainty, and the quiet, domestic steps that lead to the unthinkable…
Genre: Historical
In a quiet Italian town, the widow, Leonarda Cianciulli is known as a devoted mother and skilled butcher. Superstitious, watchful, and fiercely protective of her child, she believes the world is full of unseen dangers and that only vigilance can keep disaster at bay.
When she perceives her son Giuseppe is in danger, Leonarda becomes convinced that fate itself is circling him. Signs appear everywhere. Warnings whisper through daily rituals. And slowly, horrifyingly, she reaches a conclusion that no one else but her can see.
To save her son, sacrifices must be made.
And a mother’s love can be lethal…
Based on one of the most disturbing true crimes in European history, The Butcher’s Widow is a chilling psychological novel about maternal devotion pushed beyond reason, belief hardened into certainty, and the quiet, domestic steps that lead to the unthinkable…
Genre: Historical
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