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Brigid

Kim Curran (author)

Paperback Published on: 21/01/2027

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12 reviews

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Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN: 9781405969390
Number of pages: 400
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 35 mm
Weight: 500g
Languages: English

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Breathtaking and Powerful

“How robbed we have been by being told we are the weaker sex. How small they tried to keep us.” I want to start by thanking NetGalley and Penguin Random... READ MORE

Liz G

This reviewer received a free of charge product for review.

A wonderful retelling!

All of my favourite things in one book: historical fiction, fantasy, myth, retellings, Ireland and nuns!! What more could I want!! Brigid is the daught... READ MORE

Clare R

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Absolutely brilliant

Brigid is the daughter of a slave and a well to do man. She has no status or control of her life and as a result she has no choice as to who (or even if) s... READ MORE

Maggie Macdonald

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Ireland at the edge of two faiths

Ireland at the edge of two faiths, and a woman standing in the middle. Curran explores how early Christianity and paganism both blended and clashed in e... READ MORE

Charlotte Britton-Stevens

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Happy Imbolc

Brigid is an astonishing novel, part historical , mythological, and feminist all rolled in to one. The Brigid of the title is the girl who becomes St. Br... READ MORE

Kirsty MacBean

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Beautiful Written!

This book is beautiful from the cover art to the writing inside. It is based on the early life of the Irish saint Bridgid who is thought to have lived ... READ MORE

MrsT

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Sanctuary and the price it demands

Brigid is a beloved pagan goddess and I enjoyed reading this fictional retelling of how she came to be a saint. Brigid is a half slave who piques the inter... READ MORE

Gemma Rose

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An excellent and powerful retelling of Brigid and St Brigid

This is a story about Brigid. She is a beautiful young woman who is a slave and being bartered as a wife for a brutal husband. She prays to the ancients ... READ MORE

Nigel

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Lyrical and moving

The daughter of a noble and a slave, Brigid is sold in marriage but she asks a goddess to help her and so releases powers. Tied into he new religion of Ch... READ MORE

Jo-anne Atkinson

Brigid – advocate for women; bringer of hope; an angry woman

Brigid’s life is transformed when a goddess of the same name hears her prayer and answers it. But what is it about her prayer that stands out from the coun... READ MORE

Meg W

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A fascinating woman brought to life

I enjoyed Kim Curran’s previous book, The Morrigan, which told the story of the Irish goddess of war and fate, one of the supernatural race known as the Tu... READ MORE

Helen Skinner

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enchanting historical fantasy reimagining

This is a beautiful reimagining of the life of St Brigid of Ireland, abandoned by her father who tries to sell her into loveless marriage to a man many yea... READ MORE

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