The Good People
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Author: Hannah Kent
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 400
FROM THE MULTI-AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF BURIAL RITES In 1825, in a remote valley in Ireland, three women are brought together by troubling events. Nora cares for her orphaned four-year-old grandson, who can neither walk nor speak. She hires a servant girl, Mary, to help her. Soon, Mary hears rumours in the valley about the dark powers of this strange little boy. In desperation, Nora and Mary turn to Nance Roche, a woman who locals say has the knowledge. That she consorts with the Good People, and only Nance can return those whom they have taken ... Praise for The Good People 'A thoroughly engrossing entree into the macabre nature of a vanished society' TOM KENEALLY 'Dark, poetic and intense' KATE FORSYTH 'A serious and compelling novel about how those in desperate circumstances cling to ritual as a bulwark against their own powerlessness' THE GUARDIAN 'A gripping, adept and intelligent reconstruction of the past' SYDNEY MORNING HERALD
Author: Hannah Kent
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 400
FROM THE MULTI-AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF BURIAL RITES In 1825, in a remote valley in Ireland, three women are brought together by troubling events. Nora cares for her orphaned four-year-old grandson, who can neither walk nor speak. She hires a servant girl, Mary, to help her. Soon, Mary hears rumours in the valley about the dark powers of this strange little boy. In desperation, Nora and Mary turn to Nance Roche, a woman who locals say has the knowledge. That she consorts with the Good People, and only Nance can return those whom they have taken ... Praise for The Good People 'A thoroughly engrossing entree into the macabre nature of a vanished society' TOM KENEALLY 'Dark, poetic and intense' KATE FORSYTH 'A serious and compelling novel about how those in desperate circumstances cling to ritual as a bulwark against their own powerlessness' THE GUARDIAN 'A gripping, adept and intelligent reconstruction of the past' SYDNEY MORNING HERALD
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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.
Author: Hannah Kent
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 400
FROM THE MULTI-AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF BURIAL RITES In 1825, in a remote valley in Ireland, three women are brought together by troubling events. Nora cares for her orphaned four-year-old grandson, who can neither walk nor speak. She hires a servant girl, Mary, to help her. Soon, Mary hears rumours in the valley about the dark powers of this strange little boy. In desperation, Nora and Mary turn to Nance Roche, a woman who locals say has the knowledge. That she consorts with the Good People, and only Nance can return those whom they have taken ... Praise for The Good People 'A thoroughly engrossing entree into the macabre nature of a vanished society' TOM KENEALLY 'Dark, poetic and intense' KATE FORSYTH 'A serious and compelling novel about how those in desperate circumstances cling to ritual as a bulwark against their own powerlessness' THE GUARDIAN 'A gripping, adept and intelligent reconstruction of the past' SYDNEY MORNING HERALD
Author: Hannah Kent
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 400
FROM THE MULTI-AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF BURIAL RITES In 1825, in a remote valley in Ireland, three women are brought together by troubling events. Nora cares for her orphaned four-year-old grandson, who can neither walk nor speak. She hires a servant girl, Mary, to help her. Soon, Mary hears rumours in the valley about the dark powers of this strange little boy. In desperation, Nora and Mary turn to Nance Roche, a woman who locals say has the knowledge. That she consorts with the Good People, and only Nance can return those whom they have taken ... Praise for The Good People 'A thoroughly engrossing entree into the macabre nature of a vanished society' TOM KENEALLY 'Dark, poetic and intense' KATE FORSYTH 'A serious and compelling novel about how those in desperate circumstances cling to ritual as a bulwark against their own powerlessness' THE GUARDIAN 'A gripping, adept and intelligent reconstruction of the past' SYDNEY MORNING HERALD
The Good People
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