by Nicola Morgan · Hachette Children's · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780340855577
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«Fleshmarket» is the historical novel for young adults by Nicola Morgan, published by Hachette Children's in paperback (272 pages, in English).
In nineteenth-century Edinburgh, young Robbie is tormented by the death of his mother after an operation by Dr Robert Knox. Plunged into poverty and caring for his sister, he gets involved with Burke and Hare, who supply corpses to Knox. Obsessed with revenge, Robbie delves into the murky methods of the medicine of his time.
Part of the Signature collection. It was nominated for the North East Teenage Book Award (2004) and the Lincoln Award (2007).
Recommended for young readers aged 12 and over, especially those who enjoy historical fiction and suspense.
Nicola Morgan is a British author, best known for her teenage fiction including Mondays Are Red and her later non-fiction about adolescence, including Blame My Brain - the amazing teenage brain revealed.
