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.