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Her Kind: The gripping story of Ireland’s first witch hunt

Autor Niamh Boyce
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 4 apr 2019

'Gripping ... a story of loss, ambition, misogyny, family love and what it means to belong ... evocative and atmospheric'Irish Times

'Masterful ... Boyce delicately unfolds this atmospheric, magical thriller with pace and juice, while also making sure that the sentiments (vilification of women, policing of female biology) echo through time'Sunday Independent
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 her child are in more danger than they ever faced in the savage countryside ...

Tense, moving and atmosphericHer Kindis vivid reimagining of the events leading to the Kilkenny Witch Trial.

'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
'Sings of these modern times'RTÉ Guide
'Pulls us into a world both seductively alien, yet uneasily, all-too-humanly, familiar' Mia Gallagher
'Beautifully written and transports us to the 14th century, though its themes loudly resonate today' Eileen Dunne,RTE.ie
'The plot is pacey and menacing, and the writing is clear, sharp and studded with glistening phrases ... a wonderful shout through time' Nuala O'Connor
'Beautifully absorbing ... highly recommended'Hot Press
'Niamh Boyce has taken a bleak and dismal period and sent a bolt of beautiful and revealing light into the darkness' John MacKenna
'Moving and atmospheric'Irish Country Magazine
'Enthralling'Irish Examiner
Praise forThe Herbalist:
'The most entertaining yet substantial historical novel since Joseph O'Connor'sStar of the Sea' Irish Times
'An elegant morality tale about the inescapable strictures of women's lives ... Her publisher describes her as "a dazzling new voice". I cannot disagree'Sunday Times
'A serious new literary talent'TV3
'Comparisons to Edna O'Brien and Pat McCabe are more than justified. That said, Boyce has a unique voice and sensibility, one that's entirely her own'Image Magazine
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781844884339
ISBN-10: 1844884333
Pagini: 320
Dimensiuni: 153 x 234 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.39 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Penguin Ireland
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Notă biografică

Niamh Boyce was named Newcomer of the Year at the 2013 Irish Book Awards forThe 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 for her poem 'Kitty'. Her short fiction has been widely published in anthologies.Her Kindis her second novel.

Recenzii

Shines a light on women who have been silenced. This tightly paced novel confirms Boyce as an important voice in Irish literature
Gripping ... a complicated story of loss, ambition, misogyny, family love and what it means to belong ... evocative and atmospheric
The plot is pacey and menacing, and the writing is clear, sharp and studded with glistening phrases ... a wonderful shout through time
Pulls us into a world both seductively alien, yet uneasily, all-too-humanly, familiar
Moving and atmospheric
A beautifully absorbing novel, illuminating the remarkable story of a woman whose life has since been subsumed into folklore. Highly recommended.
Masterful ... Boyce delicately unfolds this atmospheric, magical thriller with pace and juice, while also making sure that the sentiments (vilification of women, policing of female biology, etc) echo through time
Niamh Boyce has taken a bleak and dismal period and sent a bolt of beautiful and revealing light into the darkness
Beautifully written and transports us to the 14th century, though its themes loudly resonate today
[Her Kind] sings of these modern times
Enthralling