Yesterday I finished reading Hannah Kent's "Burial Rites". It is completely brilliant. A beautifully researched and told story of the circumstances and characters around the last ever executions in Iceland in 1830. What is really amazing is that it is written by a young woman from the Adelaide Hills. I loved it and can't recommend it highly enough.
Thought I would borrow Burial Rights after the recommendations on here.There are 7 copies throughout Lake Macquarie Libraries 5 have 60 reserves against them - 1 has 58 and 1 has 59 so it might be a while before I get to read it.
DD was sent Burial Rites to review. I must dig it out and read it. At the moment I am reading a trashy romance she was sent. I'm enjoying it though. She told me it may be a little risqué for me!
I thought so too Gert. I know how she feels as I used to think the same about books I lent Mum. I wondered if she was old enough to read them. I remember being allowed to read Lady Chatterly's Lover after it came off the banned list. I thought I was just king pin. Then I started to read it, what rubbish, I didn't bother to finish it.
Quote from: cookie1 on July 22, 2013, 08:37:31 amI thought so too Gert. I know how she feels as I used to think the same about books I lent Mum. I wondered if she was old enough to read them. I remember being allowed to read Lady Chatterly's Lover after it came off the banned list. I thought I was just king pin. Then I started to read it, what rubbish, I didn't bother to finish it. I love Lady Chatterly's Lover - you should finish it Cookie. Maybe I could relate to it because she was grieving a loss and I lost my DH and could relate to her emptiness.Won't be buying Burial Rights - goes against my no buy any more books policy that I've adopted. Haven't bought a new book for at 2 years.
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