Description
Product ID: | 9781509863884 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Title: | Devotion |
Subtitle: | From the Bestselling Author of Burial Rites |
Authors: | Author: Hannah Kent |
Page Count: | 432 |
Subjects: | Historical fiction, Historical fiction, South Australia, c 1800 to c 1900 |
Description: | Select Guide Rating The powerful, moving and truly unique novel from the international bestselling author of Burial Rites and The Good People. <p><b>'A glorious love story' – Sarah Winman, author of <i>Still Life</i><br>Longlisted for the Dublin Literary Award<br><br>A stunning story about the impossible lengths we go to for the ones we love, with a breathtaking twist, from the bestselling author of <i>Burial Rites</i>, Hannah Kent.</b><br><br>Hanne and Thea’s friendship is a miracle. Before, Hanne always felt apart from the local girls, but with Thea it all came easy. Suddenly she could imagine a future for herself, a happy one, by Thea’s side.<br><br>But when their tight-knit community embarks on a long and brutal journey to Australia, in search of new freedoms on old land, Hanne and Thea’s bond must find a way to survive the most impossible devastation.<br><br>Will their love prove too strong for even Nature to break?<br><br><b>'Extraordinarily daring . . . a remarkable novel, an almost visionary celebration of the death-defying power of the women’s love'<i> - Sunday Times, Historical Fiction Book of the Month</i><br><br>'Exquisite . . . it's taken root in my heart' – Kiran Millwood Hargrave, author of <i>The Mercies</i></b><br><br><b>'So beautiful and so raw . . . <i>Devotion</i> is impossibly good' – Evie Wyld, author of <i>The Bass Rock</i></b></p> |
Imprint Name: | Picador |
Publisher Name: | Pan Macmillan |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2023-05-04 |