Publisher's Synopsis
This novel describes the divergent paths of two cousins, Jem and Will Bembo. Will becomes a famous entertainer, while Jem changes from a quiet, happily married man into the most feared of the State executioners, Solomon Straw.
About the Publisher
Picador publishes outstanding international writing, fiction and non-fiction, in both hardback and paperback, and has numerous prize winners on its list. Picador has established a reputation for literary fiction with a broad commercial appeal, groundbreaking non-fiction, (particularly, reportage, literary biography and memoir) and a formidable poetry list, which has consistently won many of the major prizes.
