Bright I Burn

Author(s): Aitken, Molly,
Binding: Hardback,
Date of Publication: 06/06/2024,
Pagination: 304 pages,
Series: N/A,
Imprint: Canongate Books,
Published By: Canongate Books,
Book Classification: Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Dimensions: 144 x 222 x 31mm
Weight: 406g
ISBN13\EAN\SKU: 9781786898388

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In thirteenth-century Ireland, a woman with power is a woman to be feared. When a young Alice Kyteler sees her mother wither under the constraints of family responsibilities, she vows that she won't suffer the same fate. Soon Alice discovers she has a flair for making money, and builds a flourishing business. But as her wealth and stature grow, so too do the rumours about her private life. By the time she has moved on to her fourth husband, a blaze of local gossip and resentment culminates in an accusation that could prove fatal. Inspired by the first recorded person in Ireland to have been condemned as a witch, Bright I Burn gives voice to a woman lost to history, who dared to carve her own space in a man's world.