The outstanding debut novel of the decade from award-winning author Hannah Kent, now with a stunning new cover.
THE MULTI-AWARD-WINNING DEBUT SENSATION OF THE DECADEIn northern Iceland, 1829, authorities condemn Agnes Magnusdottir to death for her part in the brutal murder of two men.Agnes is sent to the farm of District Officer Jon Jonsson and his family to await execution. She is shunned by all, except the young reverend appointed as her spiritual guardian. As the summer months yield to a bitter winter, Agnes's story begins to emerge. And as her execution draws closer, the question burns more fiercely: did she or didn't she commit murder?Based on a true story, Burial Rites is a profoundly moving novel about the ultimate price of freedom and the risks we take for love.Praise for Burial Rites'A story of swirling sagas, poetry ... Holds an exhilaration that borders on the sublime' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH'a wonderfully strange and haunting story' THE TIMES'a debut of rare sophistication and beauty' OBSERVER'beautiful and compelling' THE GUARDIAN
Winner of Indie Awards 2014 (Australia) Winner of Victorian Premier's Literary Award People's Choice Award 2014 2014 (Australia) Winner of FAW Christina Stead Award 2014 (Australia) Winner of ABA Nielsen Bookdata Booksellers' Choice Award 2014 (Australia) Winner of ABIA Literary Fiction Book of the Year 2014 (Australia) Winner of SMH Best Young Australian Novelist 2014 (Australia) Winner of ABIA/Booktopia People's Choice Award 2014 (Australia) Winner of Davitt Awards Debut Fiction 2014 (Australia) Winner of Davitt Awards Reader's Choice 2014 (Australia) Short-listed for The Stella Prize 2014 (Australia)
Hannah Kent's first novel, the multi award winning international bestseller, Burial Rites, was translated into over 30 languages and is being adapted for film. Her second novel, The Good People was translated into 10 languages, nominated for numerous awards and is also being adapted for film. Devotion, her third novel, published in 2021, won Booktopia's Favourite Australian Book, and was shortlisted for multiple industry awards. Her original feature film, Run Rabbit Run, was directed by Daina Reid and starred Sarah Snook. Hannah is also the co-founder of Kill Your Darlings, and has written for The New York Times, The Saturday Paper, The Guardian, the Age, the Sydney Morning Herald, Meanjin, Qantas Magazine and LitHub. She lives and works on Peramangk and Kaurna country.
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