Hannah Kent: Burial Rites, Kartoniert / Broschiert
Burial Rites
- Verlag:
- Pan Macmillan, 02/2024
- Einband:
- Kartoniert / Broschiert
- Sprache:
- Englisch
- ISBN-13:
- 9781035038626
- Artikelnummer:
- 11580672
- Umfang:
- 354 Seiten
- Gewicht:
- 268 g
- Maße:
- 197 x 130 mm
- Stärke:
- 23 mm
- Erscheinungstermin:
- 27.2.2024
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Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction A BBC Between the Covers Book Club pick
Based on actual events, Burial Rites by Hannah Kent is a haunting work of historical fiction, following the final days of a young woman accused of murder in 19th-century Iceland.
'Outstanding' - Madeline Miller, author of Circe 'Gripping, intriguing and unique' - Kate Mosse, author of The Burning Chambers
Northern Iceland, 1829.
A woman condemned to death for murdering her lover.
A family forced to take her in.
A priest tasked with absolving her.
But all is not as it seems, and time is running out: winter is coming, and with it the execution date.
Only she can know the truth. This is Agnes's story . . .
'One of the best Scandinavian crime novels I've read' - Independent 'Remarkable' - Sunday Times 'A must-read' - Grazia Shortlisted for the G uardian First Book Award Shortlisted for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Awards Part of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the best of modern literature.
** Read Hannah Kent's memoir about Iceland, Always Home, Always Homesick **
