August 2014- Burial Rites by Hannah Kent

This is a sad book as the fate of Agnes is well known to most from the start. The real Agnes Magnúsdóttir was the last woman to be executed in Iceland, in 1830, the novel describes the possible circumstances surrounding her life and last days.

Agnes, a servant in northern Iceland was charged with the murder of her employer in 1829. She is sent to live with a farming family in a region she was familiar with in her youth, while waiting for her execution, and to receive spiritual guidance from a young priest.

Hannah Kent’s debut novel.

  

Anna            4

Annette        6

Cheryl          8

Deb              5

Genevieve    8

Kristy            8  

Megan          8

Phil               8

Average 6.8