Burial Rites

Hannah Kent
Paperback
384 pages

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 . . .

Based on actual events, Burial Rites by Hannah Kent is a dark, thrilling work of historical fiction, and a beautiful and gripping read.