by Kiran Millwood Hargrave · Pocket · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782266297912
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Les Graciées is a novel by Kiran Millwood Hargrave, set in 1617 in Vardo, Norway. The story follows Maren Magnusdatter, a young woman who witnesses a devastating storm that kills forty fishermen, including her father and brother. Three years later, Absalom Cornet, a man who burned witches in Scotland, arrives with his young wife Ursa. Ursa befriends Maren and discovers female independence, while Absalom sees Vardo as a demonic place. The novel is inspired by real events and offers a visceral and immersive prose, bringing this fishing village to life.
Kiran Ann Millwood Hargrave FRSL is a British poet, playwright and novelist. In 2023, she was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.
