![]() ![]() It was mind-blowing to me that this was Kent's debut novel – I'll be eagerly awaiting her next. Her prose is rich with vibrant (and sometimes uncomfortable) detail, immersing the listener in the story completely through all five senses. Her descriptions of the harsh, bleak Icelandic landscape brilliantly captured the mood of the novel, making me feel like I had been there before my plane even landed. Author Hannah Kent couldn't have set the scene more perfectly. Burial Rites tells the fictionalized story of Agnes Magnúsdóttir, a real woman who was sentenced to execution for her role in the murder of two men in 1928. Months later, I find I still can’t stop thinking about it. I certainly was not prepared for how much I was going to fall in love with this beautiful, emotionally devastating story. ![]() Since it took place there, it felt like the perfect lead-in to my trip, and I hoped I might even learn a thing or two about the country itself. This book had been on my "to-listen" list for a while when I finally decided to pick it up right before a vacation to Iceland. ![]()
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When the Nazis arrive in Paris and begin to investigate the museum, demanding keys from Marie’s father, he makes plans to move to his uncle’s house in Saint-Malo. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All in all a very good looking clean 1st Edition copy in a lovely dust jacket. There is also some creasing along the top edge. There is rubbing to the spine tips, edges and corners with a little chipping to the joints, corners and spine tips with a little tape reinforcement to the verso of the jacket at the head of the spine and a couple of tiny 2-3 mm closed tears to the top edge. The unclipped dust jacket is clean and unfaded with just a touch of toning and a few light spots to the rear cover. Internally clean, without name, inscription or bookplate. 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