# Toil and Trouble ~ Bright I Burn: Molly Aitken hosted by Anya Bergman

> Toil and Trouble ~ Bright I Burn: Molly Aitken hosted by Anya Bergman takes place on 1 November 2026 at The Parade Tower, The Parade Tower, The Parade, Dukesmeadows, Kilkenny. Molly Aitken's novel, imagines Alice Kyteler from the inside: an innkeeper's daughter who took over her father's trade and grew it, built a fortune in a city that had no place for a wealthy woman,…

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- Last updated: 2026-10-17

## Key facts

- **Starts:** 1 November 2026
- **Ends:** 1 November 2026
- **Venue:** The Parade Tower, The Parade Tower, The Parade, Dukesmeadows, Kilkenny
- **County:** Kilkenny
- **Province:** Leinster
- **Destination:** Kilkenny
- **Coordinates:** 52.64992, -7.24903

## Booking and links

- [Tickets and event info](https://content.kilkenny.ie/toilandtrouble/index.html)

## Details

Molly Aitken's novel, imagines Alice Kyteler from the inside: an innkeeper's daughter who took over her father's trade and grew it, built a fortune in a city that had no place for a wealthy woman, married four times and outlived three husbands, and found that the gossip trailing her money could harden, in the end, into a charge that carried a death sentence.

In this intimate reading and conversation in the Parade Tower at Kilkenny Castle, hosted by novelist Anya Bergman, Aitken brings medieval Kilkenny to life and opens up the questions underneath the story.

Ages 16+yrs

Part of Kilkenny's Toil & Trouble Festival.

Readers are advised to check with the organiser before relying on the details published here.

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