They Can’t Burn Us All 9781787637160 Hardback

From the award-winning author ofA Poisoner’s Talecomes a dark, feminist retelling of the most famous witch trial in 17th-century Iceland, perfect for fans ofThe Witches of VardoandThe Mercies.’Immersive and heartrending . . . I was completely captivated by thisvital work of witch literature’ANYA BERGMAN,author of international bestseller,The Witches of Vard’Kemp has created amagnificentretelling of an infamous Icelandic witch trial,beautifully handled in a story that is by turns shocking, violent and deeply moving’KATE FOSTER,Women’s Prize shortlisted-author ofThe Maiden’This isa haunting, mesmerising taleof C17th Icelandic witch trials, with descriptionsso evocative you can feel the snows chill and hear the ravens cries and smell the fires burning’NAOMI KELSEY,author ofThe BurningsWestfjords, Iceland. 1655urur Jnsdttir has grown up praying to the old gods and watching her father and brother practise rune magic.But now, a witch-hunting craze is sweeping across the land of ice and fire, fuelled by the Protestant Reformation. Unlike elsewhere in Europe, those condemned as witches here are not women, but men of learning. And when ururs father and brother are accused of witchcraft and condemned to burn at the stake, she is helpless to save them.As Lutheran Pastor Jn Magnsson’s accusing gaze turns to urur herself, the first woman to be called witch, he will find that she is no ordinary woman.She is prepared to fight back. But at what cost?And in an age of fear and persecution, whose side will the community take? Who will fight for justice?Set against a backdrop of sweeping religious and social change,They Cant Burn Us Allis a feminist retelling of Icelands notorious Kirkjubl witch trials.Readers LOVETHEY CAN’T BURN US ALL:’Astunningread, in every sense of the word’ ‘Richly atmospheric and so immersive thatIceland itself really became a character’ ‘Utter brilliance. Had me feeling all the rage and injustice’ ‘I was NOT prepared for how much this book was going to live in my chest . . . Immersive, furious, freezing, unforgettable.Five stars, no notes, just vibes and rage and ravens.’