Burial Rites

The BBC Between the Covers Book Club pick

Hannah Kent

&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;BBC Between the Covers Book Club pick!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Set against Iceland&#39;s stark landscape, Hannah Kent brings to vivid life the story of Agnes, who is charged with the brutal murder of her former master.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#39;Outstanding&#39; &amp;ndash; Madeline Miller&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;- The Women&#39;s Prize for Fiction Shortlist &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;- The Guardian First Book Award Shortlist&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;- The International IMPAC Dublin Literary Awards Shortlist&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Iceland, 1829 &lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;&amp;ndash;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt; Agnes Magn&#250;sd&#243;ttir is condemned to death for her part in the murder of her lover.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Agnes is sent to wait out her final months on the farm of district officer J&#243;n J&#243;nsson, his wife and their two daughters. Horrified to have a convicted murderer in their midst, the family avoid contact with Agnes. Only T&#243;ti, the young assistant priest appointed Agnes&amp;rsquo;s spiritual guardian, is compelled to try to understand her. As the year progresses and the hardships of rural life force the household to work side by side, Agnes&amp;rsquo;s story begins to emerge and with it the family&amp;rsquo;s terrible realization that all is not as they had assumed.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Based on actual events, &lt;i&gt;Burial Rites&lt;/i&gt; is an astonishing and moving novel about the truths we claim to know and the ways in which we interpret what we&amp;rsquo;re told. In beautiful, cut-glass prose, Hannah Kent portrays Iceland&amp;rsquo;s formidable landscape, in which every day is a battle for survival, and asks, how can one woman hope to endure when her life depends upon the stories told by others?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Inspired by a true story, &lt;i&gt;Burial Rites&lt;/i&gt; is perfect for fans of &lt;i&gt;Alias Grace&lt;/i&gt; by Margaret Atwood and &lt;i&gt;The Wonder &lt;/i&gt;by Emma Donoghue&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#39;Sublime&#39; &amp;ndash; &lt;i&gt;Sunday Telegraph&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;&#39;One of the most gripping, intriguing and unique books I&amp;rsquo;ve read this year&#39; &amp;ndash; Kate Mosse&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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Inspired by a true story, Burial Rites follows the final days of a young woman accused of murder in Iceland in 1829.

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