Bright I Burn

<p><b>A <i>NEW YORKER</i> BEST BOOK OF 2024</b><br><b>A BBC BEST BOOK OF 2024</b><b><br><br>In thirteenth-century Ireland, a woman with power is a woman to be feared.</b><br><br>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. <br><br>Inspired by the first recorded person in Ireland to have been condemned as a witch, <i>Bright I Burn</i> gives voice to a woman lost to history, who dared to carve her own space in a man''s world.</p>