{"product_id":"burial-rites-9780316243926","title":"Burial Rites","description":"\u003cb\u003eSet 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Horrified at the prospect of housing a convicted murderer, the family at first avoids Agnes. Only Tv=ti, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Riveting and rich with lyricism, \u003ci\u003eBurial Rites\u003c\/i\u003e evokes a dramatic existence in a distant time and place, and asks the question, how can one woman hope to endure when her life depends upon the stories told by others?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHannah Kent\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Adelaide in 1985. Her first novel, Burial Rites, has been translated into nearly thirty languages and was shortlisted for the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction (formerly the Orange Prize), the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e First Book Award and the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. Hannah is also the co-founder and publishing director of Australian literary journal \u003ci\u003eKill Your Darlings\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eThe Good People\u003c\/i\u003e is her second novel.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Back Bay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50610445975826,"sku":"9780316243926","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_67bb4e74-0944-44f7-8cd3-d5f7e6cc0099.jpg?v=1732342565","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/burial-rites-9780316243926","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}