Book review of The Butcher's Daughter by Corinne Leigh Clark (opens in new tab)

I enjoy a retelling of a classic tale from an unfamiliar perspective. I have read about Sherlock Holmes from the point of view of almost everyone he ever met. I have read about Beowulf written by his niece. King Authur, Robin Hood, many others, but never a character as dark as Sweeny Todd. The Demon Barber of Fleet Street was crazed enough for one story, but what about Mrs Lovett the Pie Maker who lived downstairs, so ready to make meat of men? David Demchuk and Corinne Leigh Clark tell this ...