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Her Kind: The gripping story of Ireland’s first witch hunt
Niamh Boyce
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Description for Her Kind: The gripping story of Ireland’s first witch hunt
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'Gripping ... a story of loss, ambition, misogyny, family love and what it means to belong ... evocative and atmospheric' Irish Times
1324, Kilkennie: A time of suspicion and conspiracy. A place where zealous men rage against each other - and even more against uppity women
A woman finds refuge with her daughter in the household of a childhood friend.
The friend, Alice Kytler, gives her former companion a new name, Petronelle, a job as a servant, and warns her to hide their old connection.
But in aligning herself with a powerful woman, Petronelle and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2020
Publisher
Penguin UK
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780241983232
SKU
9780241983232
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-4
About Niamh Boyce
Niamh Boyce was named Newcomer of the Year at the 2013 Irish Book Awards for The Herbalist, her first novel ('The most entertaining yet substantial historical novel since Joseph O'Connor's Star of the Sea' Irish Times) which was also a Number One bestseller. She won the 2012 Hennesssy XO New Irish Writer Of The Year Award and Emerging Poetry Award ... Read more
Reviews for Her Kind: The gripping story of Ireland’s first witch hunt
Shines a light on women who have been silenced. This tightly paced novel confirms Boyce as an important voice in Irish literature
Louise O'Neill Gripping ... a complicated story of loss, ambition, misogyny, family love and what it means to belong ... evocative and atmospheric
Irish Times
The plot is pacey and menacing, and the writing is ... Read more
Louise O'Neill Gripping ... a complicated story of loss, ambition, misogyny, family love and what it means to belong ... evocative and atmospheric
Irish Times
The plot is pacey and menacing, and the writing is ... Read more