We present an extract from Mithim, the debut historical novel by Carina McNally (Mercier Press) Cover design by Adrian Robb Mithim by Carina McNally is a haunting historical novel set in 17th-century Ireland. When Cromwellian forces destroy her home, healer Mithim flees to Wexford forest, surviving through ancient herbal wisdom. Guided by the goddess An Cailleach, she searches for her brother Eoin—but in…