Burial Rites
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Davros-10
of Banyo, Queensland Australia on 10/20/2014
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
Davros-10 of Banyo, Queensland Australia on 10/20/2014 This Book is Currently in the Wild!
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From amazon.com:
"A brilliant literary debut, inspired by a true story: the final days of a young woman accused of murder in Iceland in 1829.
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.
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.
Riveting and rich with lyricism, BURIAL RITES 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?
Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars (1,044 customer reviews)"
"A brilliant literary debut, inspired by a true story: the final days of a young woman accused of murder in Iceland in 1829.
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.
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.
Riveting and rich with lyricism, BURIAL RITES 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?
Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars (1,044 customer reviews)"
Very good, even if all the Icelandic names were a bit to grasp at first.
I am glad, even though I do not believe in god, that the bodies of Agnes and Friðrik were exhumed and buried in hallowed ground, although I can't help wondering whether their heads were buried with them in the first place after being placed on spikes.
I am glad, even though I do not believe in god, that the bodies of Agnes and Friðrik were exhumed and buried in hallowed ground, although I can't help wondering whether their heads were buried with them in the first place after being placed on spikes.
Journal Entry 3 by Davros-10 at Bus Stop, Windsor (See Release Notes for Details) in Windsor, Queensland Australia on Thursday, January 21, 2016
Davros-10 at Bus Stop, Windsor (See Release Notes for Details) in Windsor, Queensland Australia on Thursday, January 21, 2016
Released 8 yrs ago (1/21/2016 UTC) at Bus Stop, Windsor (See Release Notes for Details) in Windsor, Queensland Australia
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