This is a fictional account of the real-life last woman to be executed in Iceland, in the early 19thC. Really a gorgeous and thought-provoking read. I particularly loved the changing relationship between Agnes (the accused) and Margret, the wife in the family with which Agnes is placed while she ...
‘Ah, the devils are into your thatch.’ She paused and raised her crook at the birds that were wheeling about Nóra’s roof. ‘Stolen straw makes cosy nests.’‘Are you well, Peg?’‘I am. I’ve come to see how you’re all getting on. My, Nóra, you look a grievance.’Nóra stepped forward to help Peg into th...