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Short-listed for the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction From the writer of Burial Rites, "a literary novel with the rate and tension of the thriller that calls for us on the frightening journey towards an unspeakable tragedy." (Paula Hawkins, best-selling writer of The Woman on the Train) Based on true happenings in 19th-century Ireland, Hannah Kent's startling new novel tells the storyline of three women attracted together to rescue child from a superstitious community. Nóra, bereft after the fatality of her husband, finds herself by themselves and looking after her grandson, Micheál, who are able to neither speak nor walk. A handmaid, Mary, happens to help Nóra just like rumours get started to propagate that Micheál is a changeling child who's bringing misfortune to the valley. Motivated to banish bad, Nóra and Mary enlist the assistance of Nance, an older wanderer who comprehends the magic of the old ways. Occur a lost world bound by its regulations, The Good People is Hannah Kent's startling new novel about absolute belief and devoted love. Terrifying, thrilling, and moving in equal solution, this follow-up to Burial Rites shows an creator at the elevation of her powers.
