- Title:
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Burial Rites (MP3)
- Written by:
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Hannah Kent
- Read by:
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Morven Christie
- Format:
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Unabridged MP3 CD Audio Book
- Number of CDs:
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1
- Duration:
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11 hours 59 minutes
- MP3 size:
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521 MB
- Published:
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May 01 2013
- Available Date:
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May 01 2013
- Age Category:
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Adult
- ISBN:
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9781743153314
- Genres:
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Fiction; Australian Fiction; Crime & Thriller; Historical
- Publisher:
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Bolinda audio
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Format
Price
Bolinda price
Better Reading Top 100 - 2024
Shortlisted The Guardian First Book Award 2013
Shortlisted Victorian Premier's Literary Awards / Vance Palmer Prize for Fiction 2014
Shortlisted BAILEYS Women’s Prize for Fiction 2014
Shortlisted Stella Prize 2014
Shortlisted Australian Book Industry Award / Literary Fiction Book of the Year 2014
Winner Victorian Premier's Literary Awards / People's Choice Award 2014
'Burial Rites is an accomplished gem, its prose as crisp and sparkling as its northern setting.'
Geraldine Brooks, bestselling author
Based on a true story.
In northern Iceland, 1829, authorities condemn Agnes Magnusdottir to death for her part in the brutal murder of two men.
Agnes is sent to the farm of District Officer Jon Jonsson and his family to await execution. She is shunned by all, except the young reverend appointed as her spiritual guardian. As the summer months yield to a bitter winter, Agnes’s story begins to emerge. And as her execution draws closer, the question burns more fiercely: did she or didn’t she commit murder?
Based on a true story, Burial Rites is a profoundly moving novel about the ultimate price of freedom and the risks we take for love.
'So gripping I wanted to rush through the pages, but so
beautifully written I wanted to linger over every sentence.
Hannah Kent’s debut novel is outstanding.'
Madeline Miller, Orange Prize-winning author of The Song of Achilles