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Review by betsey van horn apr 10, 2014 twentyeightyearold australian author hannah kent spent time in iceland while in high school, chosen because she wanted to see snow for the first time. Agnes magnusdottir is a pauper and serving woman whos been arrested and condemned to death for the murder of her employer and lover, natan, a man looked upon by the country folk as a shady characterhis very name is a play on the name. Burial rites by hannah kent meet your next favorite book. This is one of my 10 ten favourite books as it is just so well written and so atmospheric.
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