Burial Rites

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 **

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 **

Set against Iceland's stark landscape, Hannah Kent brings to vivid life the story of Agnes, who, charged with the brutal murder of her former master, is sent to an isolated farm to await execution. Set against Iceland's stark landscape, Hannah Kent brings to vivid life the story of Agnes, who, charged with the brutal murder of her former master, is sent to an isolated farm to await execution. Horrified at the prospect of housing a convicted murderer, the family at first avoids Agnes. Only Tv=ti, a priest Agnes has mysteriously chosen to be her spiritual guardian, seeks to understand her. But as Agnes's death looms, the farmer's wife and their daughters learn there is another side to the sensational story they've heard. Riveting and rich with lyricism, Burial Rites evokes a dramatic existence in a distant time and place, and asks the question, how can one woman hope to endure when her life depends upon the stories told by others?

Set against Iceland's stark landscape, Hannah Kent brings to vivid life the story of Agnes, who, charged with the brutal murder of her former master, is sent to an isolated farm to await execution. Set against Iceland's stark landscape, Hannah Kent brings to vivid life the story of Agnes, who, charged with the brutal murder of her former master, is sent to an isolated farm to await execution. Horrified at the prospect of housing a convicted murderer, the family at first avoids Agnes. Only Tv=ti, a priest Agnes has mysteriously chosen to be her spiritual guardian, seeks to understand her. But as Agnes's death looms, the farmer's wife and their daughters learn there is another side to the sensational story they've heard. Riveting and rich with lyricism, Burial Rites evokes a dramatic existence in a distant time and place, and asks the question, how can one woman hope to endure when her life depends upon the stories told by others?