Pan Macmillan

Always Home, Always Homesick - Hannah Kent

‘Immediate, intimate and never less than captivating’ – The GuardianFrom the bestselling author of Burial Rites comes an inspirational memoir about her travels in Iceland, an extraordinary country that has forged a nation of storytellers.When she was seventeen years old, Hannah Kent travelled to Iceland from Australia. She’d never seen snow before, didn’t speak a word of Icelandic. All she knew was that she wanted to have an experience – to soak up something of the world.Soon she found herself isolated in a remote part of Iceland in a dark winter. It was a gruelling experience, but she quickly fell in love with the country: with its brutally beautiful landscapes and with its people. On returning home, with images of Iceland’s towering glaciers and windswept tundras in her dreams, Hannah began to write.Now, as a mother and a wife, she looks back to that extraordinary year in Iceland.Praise for Burial Rites:‘Outstanding’ – Madeline Miller‘Gripping, intriguing and unique’ – Kate Mosse‘One of the best Scandinavian crime novels I’ve read’ – Independent‘Remarkable’ – The Sunday Times‘A must-read’ – Grazia

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