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Inspired by a true story, hannah kent s burial rites was shortlisted for the baileys womens prize for fiction, the guardian first book award and the international impac dublin literary awards. State library of queensland, stanley place, south brisbane, qld 4101 cost. When adri is offered an allexpensespaid trip to the excl. Based on true events and set in a lost world bound by its own laws, the good people is hannah kent s startling novel about absolute belief and devoted love. Available on 1 february 2021, there is a limited edition release of. For businessonly pricing, quantity discounts and free shipping. Burial rites by hannah kent 9781447233176 pan macmillan. Her first novel, burial rites, has been translated into nearly thirty languages and was shortlisted for the baileys womens prize for fiction formerly the orange prize, the guardian first book award and the international impac dublin literary award. I know very little about iceland, i know even less about icelandic history, and i know precisely nothing about the 19th century justice system and capital punishment so choosing to read hannah kent s historical fiction debut novel burial rites was well and. When she finds a doorway to a world founded on logic and reason, riddles and lies, she thinks shes found her.
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