Bright I Burn by Molly Aitken

Bright I Burn by Molly AitkenA 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

a gender-fluid spy who challenges an entire army

inconventional handbook offers an entertaining prompt to dive into the depths of Joyce’s everexpanding universe with a new awareness that it is very much our own

gave way to paranoia and terror

With a total of 10 smooth mechanisms to push

as her identity gradually crumbles

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determined to catch the culprit

without blaming others

personal and political

and yet whose attempts at intimacy inevitably failed him and those he tried to love

from a daughter determining if her mother really is a witch