Gripping ... a story of loss ambition misogyny family love and what it means to belong ... evocative and atmospheric Irish Times1324 Kilkennie A time of suspicion and conspiracy. A place where zealous men rage against each other and even more against uppity womenA woman finds refuge with her daughter in the household of a childhood friend.The friend Alice Kytler gives her former companion a new name Petronelle a job as a servant and warns her to hide their old connection.But in aligning herself with a powerful woman Petronelle and her child are in more danger than they ever faced in the savage countryside ...Tense moving and atmospheric Her Kind is vivid reimagining of the events leading to the Kilkenny Witch Trial.Masterful ... Boyce delicately unfolds this atmospheric magical thriller with pace and juice while also making sure that the sentiments vilification of women policing of female biology echo through time Sunday IndependentShines a light on women who have been silenced. This tightly paced novel confirms Boyce as an important voice in Irish literature Louise ONeillSings of these modern times RT Guide Pulls us into a world both seductively alien yet uneasily alltoohumanly familiar Mia GallagherThe plot is pacey and menacing and the writing is clear sharp and studded with glistening phrases ... a wonderful shout through time Nuala OConnorBeautifully absorbing ... highly recommended Hot Press Moving and atmospheric Irish Country MagazineEnthralling Irish ExaminerNiamh Boyce has taken a bleak and dismal period and sent a bolt of beautiful and revealing light into the darkness John MacKenna