Burial rites: a novel
by Kent, Hannah
Set against Iceland's stark landscape, this story evokes a dramatic existence in a distant tme and place. Here the author 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, a priest Agnes has mysteriously chosen to be her spiritual guardian, seeks to understand her. But as Agnes's death looms, the …
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- Full title :Burial rites : a novel / Hannah Kent.
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Set against Iceland's stark landscape, this story evokes a dramatic existence in a distant tme and place. Here the author 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, 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. But will their new knowledge be enough to save Agnes? -- Provided by publisher.
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- Publication Date:2013
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Little, Brown and Company
- Place of Publication:New York
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2013
The Physical Object
- Description:322 pages: : map ; : 25 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:0316239801, 0316243914, 9780316239806, 9780316243919
- oclc:on1329469256
- LC Classification:PR9619.4.K467
- Dewey Decimal:823/.92
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