{"product_id":"burial-rites-9780316243919","title":"Burial Rites","description":"\u003cb\u003eSet 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Horrified at the prospect of housing a convicted murderer, the family at first avoids Agnes. Only Tv=ti, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Riveting and rich with lyricism, \u003ci\u003eBurial Rites\u003c\/i\u003e 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?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Little Brown and Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/10\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316243919\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.49h x 6.36w x 1.14d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction - Finalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award - Finalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Guardian First Book Award - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Indies Choice Book Awards - Honor Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2013 pg. 53\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Bea Big Book Guide\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2013 pg. 9\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/17\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2013 pg. 73\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2013 pg. 44\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/13\/2013 pg. 78\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Yorker (The)\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/23\/2013 pg. 115\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/20\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/29\/2013 pg. 17\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2013\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Hannah Kent","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36636189556892,"sku":"9780316243919","price":32.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_fb861a0e-f123-4fae-918f-6b8561881c57.jpg?v=1603841204","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/burial-rites-9780316243919","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}