Alteration, The

by KingsleyAmis (Author)

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  Paperback
  1978

  $19.93

• Used

  Paperback
  1988

  $3.48

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  Paperback
  2004

  $12.42

  Hubert Anvil is a 10 year old boy blessed with the voice of an angel. The Church hierarchy decrees that Hubert should be turned into a castrato - an alteration that could bring Hubert fame and fortune, but would also cut him off from an adult world he is curious to discover. In a dystopian world where Martin Luther never reformed and where the Holy Office's power is absolute, where will Hubert turn if he decides to defy their wishes?