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DescriptionThe much-anticipated follow-up to The Birth House, The Virgin Cure secures Ami McKay's place as one of our most powerful storytellers. Promotion infoA macabre and enchanting voyage into the underbelly of nineteenth century New York Reviews"Finely crafted and remarkably researched.... While set in the past, the book informs the modern dialogue on feminism, the sex trade, and choice." - Stacey May Fowles, "The Walrus" "A worthy follow up to...The Birth House.... Character, setting, mood and plot are melded naturally to create a Dickensian world of deprivation and determination." - "Winnipeg Free Press" "A powerful novel, rooted in the same elements that made The Birth House both critically lauded and a bestseller.... One of McKay's gifts and skills as a writer is her ability to utterly immerse the reader in her fictional world.... A powerful, affecting novel." - Robert J. Wiersema, "National Post" "Fans of McKay's bestselling novel The Birth House are going to love The Virgin Cure.... McKay's vivid prose can trigger in readers the taste of a hot bowl of oyster stew, the reek of Chrystie Street tenement houses and the sound of a taffeta skirt's hem brushing the floor of a concert saloon. Author descriptionAmi McKay's debut novel, THE BIRTH HOUSE was a # 1 bestseller in Canada, winner of three CBA Libris Awards, nominated for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, and a book club favourite around the world. Born and raised in Indiana, Ami now lives in Nova Scotia. |