book cover of The Cure
 

The Cure

(1994)
A novel by

 
 
An historical novel of sexual hysteria, poisonous fantasy and the abuse of power, based on the trial in Ireland of Martin Cleary for the murder of his wife in 1895. His defence was that he was attempting to exorcise a fairy possession first by gentle means and finally by fire.


Genre: Historical

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