Devotion

Hannah Kent

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Picador
27 September 2022

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Historical fiction; Australian Fiction

From the bestselling author of Burial Rites

Prussia, 1836

Hanne Nussbaum is a child of nature - she would rather run wild in the forest than conform to the limitations of womanhood. In her village of Kay, Hanne is friendless and considered an oddity . . . until she meets Thea.

Ocean, 1838

The Nussbaums are Old Lutherans, bound by God's law and at odds with their King's order for reform. Forced to flee religious persecution, the families of Kay board a crowded, disease-riddled ship bound for the new colony of South Australia. In the face of brutal hardship, the beauty of whale song enters Hanne's heart, along with the miracle of her love for Thea. Theirs is a bond that nothing can break.

The whale passed. The music faded.

Praise for Devotion

'Utterly original. A glorious, heartbreaking love story of infinite beauty' - Heather Rose

'I fell in love with language again reading it. Devotion is impossibly good' - Evie Wyld

'A mighty impassioned cry to love and the land' - Sarah Winman

'A story of love as a radical act, a celebration of place and persistence' - Kiran Millwood Hargrave

'Searing, lyrical' - The Saturday Paper

By: Hannah Kent
Imprint: Picador
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 131mm, Spine: 39mm
Weight: 316g
ISBN: 9781760987213
ISBN 10: 1760987212
Publication Date: 27 September 2022
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Hannah Kent's first novel, the international bestseller, Burial Rites (2013), was translated into over 30 languages and won the ABIA Literary Fiction Book of the Year, the Indie Awards Debut Fiction Book of the Year, the ABA Nielsen Bookdata Bookseller's Choice Award, the Victorian Premier's People's Choice Award and the FAW Christina Stead Award. It is currently being adapted for film by Sony TriStar. Hannah's second novel, The Good People (2016), was also translated into many languages and is currently being adapted for film by Aquarius Productions.