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The Good People

Hannah Kent

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#4876 of 8,085 books · #753 in Historical Fiction

Shortlisted for the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction (2017).

In 1825, in a remote valley in Ireland, three women are brought together by troubling events. Nóra 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, Nóra 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.

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Publisher
Back Bay Books
ISBN-13
9780316243957
Topics
Irish folklore and superstitionGrief and caregivingCommunity and persecution

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