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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 her child are in more danger than
they ever faced in the savage countryside ... Tense, moving and
atmospheric Her Kind is vivid reimagining of the events leading to
the Kilkenny Witch Trial. __________ '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 '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' RTE Guide
'Pulls us into a world both seductively alien, yet uneasily,
all-too-humanly, familiar' Mia Gallagher '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
'Moving and atmospheric' Irish Country Magazine 'Enthralling' Irish
Examiner 'Niamh Boyce has taken a bleak and dismal period and sent
a bolt of beautiful and revealing light into the darkness' John
MacKenna
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