Devotion: From the Bestselling Author of Burial Rites (Paperback) - Hannah Kent

The powerful, moving and truly unique novel from the international bestselling author of Burial Rites and The Good People.

'A glorious love story' - Sarah Winman, author of Still Life
Longlisted for the Dublin Literary Award

A stunning story about the impossible lengths we go to for the ones we love, with a breathtaking twist, from the bestselling author of Burial Rites, Hannah Kent.

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.

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.

Will their love prove too strong for even Nature to break?

'Extraordinarily daring . . . a remarkable novel, an almost visionary celebration of the death-defying power of the women's love' - Sunday Times, Historical Fiction Book of the Month

'Exquisite . . . it's taken root in my heart' - Kiran Millwood Hargrave, author of The Mercies

'So beautiful and so raw . . . Devotion is impossibly good' - Evie Wyld, author of The Bass Rock

About the Author

Hannah Kent's first novel, Burial Rites, has been translated into over thirty languages and was shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction (formerly the Orange Prize), the Guardian First Book Award and the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. In Australia it won the ABIA Literary Fiction Book of the Year and the Indie Awards Debut Fiction Book of the Year, amongst others. Her second novel, The Good People, was also translated into many languages and shortlisted for the Walter Scott Prize. Devotion is her third novel.