The Changeling: A Novel

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Kate Horsley tells the story of a young girl's search for identity in a brutal and unforgiving world. Set in an impoverished village in rural Ireland in the 1300s, Horsley's memorable heroine must reckon with gender confusion, the hypocrisy of the Church, widespread disease, and the social iniquities imposed by the British invaders. In the process she becomes many people and ultimately gains insight into the impermanence of identity.

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"Middlesex in the Middle Ages Almost. In this complex, intelligent novel . . . Horsley raises thought-provoking questions of religion and identity. Told with rich detail, warmth, and wry wit." Publishers Weekly

"An unusual and beautiful story." Library Journal

"Horsley's burgeoning following of readers who enjoy witty, passionate novels of ideas should enjoy this one and be stoked for more." Booklist

Author Bio

Kate Horsley lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and teaches creative writing at Central New Mexico Community College. A poet as well as a novelist, Horsley has a PhD in American Studies and has published five novels. Her book A Killing in a New Town was the winner of the 1996 Western States Book Award for Fiction.