A novel of George Orwell in 1920s BURMA
Her Kind
Location(s): County Kilkenny
Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
Era(s): 14th Century
‘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.
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