Burial Rites

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Beschreibung

<p><b>Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction<br>A BBC Between the Covers Book Club Pick</b><br><br><b>Based on actual events, <i>Burial Rites</i> 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.</b><br><br><b>'Outstanding' - Madeline Miller, author of <i>Circe</i><br>'Gripping, intriguing and unique' - Kate Mosse, author of <i>The Burning Chambers</i></b><br><br>Northern Iceland, 1829. <br>A woman condemned to death for murdering her lover.<br>A family forced to take her in.<br>A priest tasked with absolving her.<br><br>But all is not as it seems, and time is running out: winter is coming, and with it the execution date.<br>Only she can know the truth. This is Agnes's story . . .<br><br><b>'One of the best Scandinavian crime novels I've read' - <i>Independent</i><br>'Remarkable' - <i>Sunday Times</i><br>'A must-read' - <i>Grazia</i><br><br>Shortlisted for the <i>G</i><i>uardian</i> First Book Award<br>Shortlisted for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Awards<br><br>Part of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the best of modern literature.</b><br><br><b>** Read Hannah Kent's memoir about Iceland, <i>Always Home, Always Homesick</i> **</b></p>

Artikeldetails

EAN

9781035038626

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

194 x 127 x 24 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2024

Verlag / Hersteller

Pan Macmillan