Bright I Burn

A Novel

De: Molly Aitken

Narrado por: Avena Mansergh-Wallace

Duración: 9 h

Resumen del Editor

A fierce, electrifying novel inspired by the true story of the first woman to be condemned as a witch in Ireland

In thirteenth-century Ireland, a woman with power is a woman to be feared.

Alice, the daughter of a wealthy innkeeper in Kilkenny, grows up watching her mother wither under the constraints of family responsibilities—and she vows that she will never suffer the same fate. In time, she discovers she has a flair for making money, and takes her father's flourishing business to new heights. But as her riches and stature grow, so too do rumors about her private life. By the time she marries her fourth husband—the three earlier are dead—a storm of local gossip and resentment culminates in a life-threatening accusation . . .

A breathtaking act of imagination, Bright I Burn gives voice to a woman lost to history, who dared to carve a space of her own in a man’s world.

©2024 Molly Aitken (P)2024 Random House Audio

Reseñas de la Crítica

"“This is lustrous elemental writing, full of rich earth, smouldering flames and roiling waters—which left me gasping for air. It consumed me like a fire.” —Katie Hale, author of The Edge of Solitude

“Exciting and triumphant . . . There’s poetry here, in this lyrical, deeply human, fiercely feminist story. A book that burns brighter than even its title suggests.” —Nydia Hetherington, author of A Girl Made of Air

“Aitken’s beguiling lyricism reminds us of the deeper truths that linger in the shadows of the riverbank, at the edge of the woods.” —Karen Powell, author of Fifteen Wild Decembers