Burial Rites
Hannah Kent, 2013
In Iceland in the late 1820s, a man named Natan Ketilsson and his friend Petur were murdered on Natan's farm. A nearby farmer, Fridrik, and Natan's two servants - Agnes and Sigga - are charged with the crime. Burial Rites tells Agnes's story, as she is sent off to live with a local farmer and his family while she awaits her execution. Based on true events.
This was one of the best books I've read this year. Based on a real murder and execution, Kent tells a version of what might have happened, based on stories and historical documents that she was able to get her hands on. Whether Agnes's story really went the way Kent tells it or not, this is an incredible story of one woman's life and her attempt to hold her head high in the face of her impending death. All of the characters were very well-developed and the way the author wrote the setting made it seem real. A beautiful, haunting book that I would highly recommend to everyone.
This was one of the best books I've read this year. Based on a real murder and execution, Kent tells a version of what might have happened, based on stories and historical documents that she was able to get her hands on. Whether Agnes's story really went the way Kent tells it or not, this is an incredible story of one woman's life and her attempt to hold her head high in the face of her impending death. All of the characters were very well-developed and the way the author wrote the setting made it seem real. A beautiful, haunting book that I would highly recommend to everyone.
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