# The Alteration

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- Book: [The Alteration](https://www.bookquiver.com/kingsley-amis/the-alteration) ([The Alteration.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/kingsley-amis/the-alteration.md))
- Authors: [Kingsley Amis](https://www.bookquiver.com/kingsley-amis)
- Publisher: vintage_digital
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-14-4641-469-9
- Published: 2011-09-30
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: E-book

## Description

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?