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Hannah Kent is a Melbourne-based writer who was born in Adelaide in 1985. Her first novel, Burial Rites, has been translated into nearly thirty languages and was short-listed for the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction (formerly the Orange Prize), the Guardian First Book Award, and the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. She is also the cofounder and publishing director of an Australian literary journal.
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. **Devotion, the new novel from Hannah Kent, is out now!**'Exquisite' Daily MailShortlisted for the Walter Scott PrizeOne woman's mercy is another's murder . . .Ireland, 1825. Nora, bereft after the sudden death of her husband, finds herself alone and caring for her young grandson Micheal. Micheal cannot speak or walk and Nora is desperate to know what is wrong with him. What happened to the healthy, happy grandson she met when her daughter was still alive?Mary arrives in the valley to help Nora just as the whispers are spreading: stories of unexplained misfortunes, of illnesses, and rumours that Micheal is a changeling child who is bringing bad luck to the valley. Nance has lived in the valley all of her life. She is a healer who knows how to use the plants and berries of the woodland; she understands the magic in the old ways. And she might be able to help Micheal . . . As these three women are drawn together in the hope of restoring Micheal, their world of folklore and belief, of ritual and stories, tightens around them. It will lead them down a dangerous path, and force them to question everything they have ever known.'A starkly realised tale of love, grief and misconceived beliefs' Sunday Times'An imaginative tour de force . . . exquisite' Daily Mail From Hannah Kent, the bestselling author of Burial Rites, comes The Good People, set in nineteenth-century Ireland and based on newspaper reports and a court case from the time. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781447233367
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Book Description Condition: New. County Kerry, Ireland, 1825. N?RA, bereft after the sudden death of her beloved husband, finds herself alone and caring for her young grandson Miche?l. Miche?l cannot speak and cannot walk and N?ra is desperate to know what is wrong with him. What happened to the healthy, happy grandson she met when her daughter was still alive?MARY arrives in the valley to help N?ra just as the whispers are spreading: the stories of unexplained misfortunes, of illnesses, and the rumours that Miche?l is a changeling child who is bringing bad luck to the valley. NANCE's knowledge keeps her apart. To the new priest, she is a threat, but to the valley people she is a wanderer, a healer. Nance knows how to use the plants and berries of the woodland; she understands the magic in the old ways. And she might be able to help Miche?l. As these three women are drawn together in the hope of restoring Miche?l, their world of folklore and belief, of ritual and stories, tightens around them. It will lead them down a dangerous path, and force them to question everything they have ever known. Based on 1 events and set in a lost world bound by its own laws, The Good People is Hannah Kent's startling novel about absolute belief and devoted love. Terrifying, thrilling and moving in equal measure, this long-awaited follow-up to Burial Rites shows an author at the height of her powers. *** Nota: Los envíos a España peninsular, Baleares y Canarias se realizan a través de mensajería urgente. No aceptamos pedidos con destino a Ceuta y Melilla. Seller Inventory # 15657858
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