- Publisher: Canongate
- Year: 2024
- Format: Hardback
- Pages: 302pp
- Illustrated: No
- Dimensions: 222x140mm
- Condition: New
- Weight: 0.4kg
- ISBN: 9781786898388
- Product code: 546905
Bright I Burn
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Determined to make her own way in 13th-century Kilkenny, Alice Kyteler builds a flourishing business but never escapes the scrutiny of her neighbours. Inspired by the first recorded person in Ireland to be condemned as a witch, Aitken’s atmospheric novel explores the consequences faced by a woman who defied convention.
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A NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF 2024
A BBC BEST BOOK OF 2024
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.
A BBC BEST BOOK OF 2024
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.
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Determined to make her own way in 13th-century Kilkenny, Alice Kyteler builds a flourishing business but never escapes the scrutiny of her neighbours. Inspired by the first recorded person in Ireland to be condemned as a witch, Aitken’s atmospheric novel explores the consequences faced by a woman who defied convention.
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