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Welcome to the frightening world of Francie Brady or perhaps the Pig Boy to you, friend of Joe Purcell and sole student for the Francie Brady Not a Bad Bastard Anymore Diploma. Its no easy task when your familys dead and Joe is no longer your friend, when everyone turns their back on you and leaves you alone around town, all the while singing a song about how it was your ma died on account of you.
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The Butcher Boy, Patrick McCabe
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- Released
- 1993
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- Title
- The Butcher Boy
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Patrick McCabe
- Publisher
- Pan Books
- Released
- 1993
- Format
- Hardcover
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Mystery & Thriller, Mystery Novels, Thriller, Friendship, Horror, Relationships, Murders, Psychological Thrillers, Adapted for Film, Coming Of Age, Violence, Ireland, Loss, Psychological novels, Childhood, Family relationships, Irish Literature, Hatred, Mental Illness, Small Town, Alcoholism, 1960s, Arson, Booker Prize, Death in the Family
- First published
- 1992
- Original title
- The Butcher Boy
- Rating
- 3.85 out of 5
- Description
- Welcome to the frightening world of Francie Brady or perhaps the Pig Boy to you, friend of Joe Purcell and sole student for the Francie Brady Not a Bad Bastard Anymore Diploma. Its no easy task when your familys dead and Joe is no longer your friend, when everyone turns their back on you and leaves you alone around town, all the while singing a song about how it was your ma died on account of you.