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Bright I Burn

By: Molly Aitken
Narrated by: Avena Mansergh-Wallace
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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.©2024 Molly Aitken (P)2024 Canongate Books Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Literary Fiction World Literature Money
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This is a beautifully written and compelling story. I was completely drawn into Alice's world and rooted for her, despite her not being your conventional heroine. Heartening and moving to see this woman's story being reclaimed. Stunning performance too.

An immersive and moving experience

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Beautiful tale of the first woman in Ireland charged with witchcraft . I found myself wanting to know more about Alice’s life and of the other women caught up in the hysteria of those times . It also gives a rarely glimpsed picture of life of the upper middle class Irish people of that time that is so rarely portrayed .

Exquisite writing

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a wonderful story interwoven with beautiful descriptions and characters that blend into each other

a fascinating tale

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