pickWell that sure didn‘t dampen my desire to visit Iceland in July next year. Many of you may know of Hannah from her debut novel, Burial Rights. This, her fourth book, tells the back story to her writing Burial Rights including her year as an exchange student in Iceland. It helped me understand why, whilst good, her second and third novels didn‘t quite match up to the power of the first. Hannah is a #mustread author for me.
pickFantastic night out with @MrsMalaprop listening to Hannah Kent talk about her new book, a memoir. It‘s a quiet book detailing her Rotary trip to Iceland for a year at 18yrs old which helped her decide to pursue writing as a career seriously. It‘s also where Kent became obsessed with the execution of Agnes Magnusdottir, inspiring her book Burial rights, which she details in depth. I adored Burial Rights and I thoroughly enjoyed this. #OzNonfiction
pickLoved this read. I could relate to much of the way she feels. It also bought back memories of my visit to Iceland. A magical place and a highlight of all my travelling. This prompted me to reread Burial Rites. The book that prompted me to visit Iceland in 2017.
@Rissreadswithcats and I went to see Hannah talk about her latest book last night. Hannah is Australian and her first novel, Burial Rights, achieved international acclaim. This book is her fourth and is a memoir, which in part tells the story of the inspiration and writing of Burial Rights. I can‘t wait to read it 🤓.
Thanks for organising for us to go Nerissa 🙏.
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