Daughters of Nicnevin
Shona Kinsella
Daughters of Nicnevin won the Independent Publisher of the Year Award in 2024. Mairead and Constance, two powerful witches, meet in the early days of the 1745 Jacobite uprising. While the men of the village are away fighting, the villagers face threats from both the Black Watch and raiders, and the women are confronted with their vulnerability. They enlist the help of Nicnevin, fae queen of witches, to bring men made of earth to life to help protect their village. But just who do they need protection from? And what will happen when the village men return?
Buy this book at Amazon- Publisher
- Flame Tree Publishing
- Year
- 2025
- ISBN-13
- 9781805520214
- Genre
- FantasyHorror
- Topics
- Witchcraft and folkloreJacobite uprisingFemale empowerment and vulnerability
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