Burial Rites
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781447233169 (1447233166)
ASIN: 1447233166
Publish date: August 29th 2013
Publisher: Picador Hardbacks
Pages no: 338
Edition language: English
Category:
Book Club,
Adult Fiction,
Historical Fiction,
Literary Fiction,
Adult,
Mystery,
Thriller,
Mystery Thriller,
Crime,
Fiction,
Historical
3.5
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 Tóti,...
Please read my full review here: http://mwgerard.com/accent-burial-rites-by-hannah-kent/
I received my copy from Picador through NudgeFact: The last person ever to be executed in Iceland was Agnes Magnúsdóttir for her part in the murder of Natan Ketilsson and Pétur Jónsson. Agnes and her accomplice Fridrik Sigurdsson, were beheaded on January 12, 1830. Fact: Agnes spent the months l...
. Just finished reading this book and reading the book as opposed to listening to it really did enhance the experience for me and I upped my rating to 5 stars. Great book.Reading this for the second time. I previously listened to this as an audio book and while the audio version is excellent I wa...
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