Burial Rites by Hannah KentAgnus Magnusdottir is sent to a remote farm in Iceland in 1829 to live with the family there while she awaits execution. She has been found guilty of the murder of two men along with her two accomplices who are being housed elsewhere. During her stay with the farming family she requests a young priest to help her with spiritual matters but what he, and the women of the family she is living with, help her with is her story. Helping her tell her side of the story of what happened that fateful day.
Based on true events – Agnus was the
last person executed in Iceland – this is a glimpse into a remote land, their
prejudices and their legal system. Agnus
is a very intelligent, plain, middle-aged woman while her female accomplice is
a young, pretty and simple. Can you
guess which one is saved from the axe?
This book will be September’s
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