A woman in Tudor England fends for herself after Henry VIII closes her abbey in this historical novel perfect for fans of Wolf Hall and Philippa Gregory. In 1535, England is hardly a wellspring of gender equality; it is a grim and oppressive age where women?even the privileged few who can read and write?have little independence. In The Butcher's Daughter, it is this milieu that mandates Agnes Peppin, daughter of a simple...