BRIGHT I BURN

A NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF 2024A BBC BEST BOOK OF 2024In 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.