The Good People

by Hannah Kent

Book Overview

From the author of Burial Rites, "a literary novel with the pace and tension of a thriller that takes us on a frightening journey towards an unspeakable tragedy" (Paula Hawkins, bestselling author of The Girl on the Train and Into the Water).

Based on true events in nineteenth century Ireland, Hannah Kent's startling new novel tells the story of three women, drawn together to rescue a child from a superstitious...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316243957
• ISBN13: 9780316243957
• Release Date: July 2018
• Publisher: Back Bay Books
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.5" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

Beautiful and tragic

Written with a lovely voice and an unadulterated observation of the hard life of the times. Marvelously illustrates the differences between those with more learning and opportunity and those who, simply by circumstance, are stuck in far, small, and more primitive ways. The struggle between hanging on to old beliefs and being able to learn is poignantly told. A little repetetive at times, but Kent tells a beautiful, sad story.