Book guide
Burial Rites
Condemned for murder, Agnes waits for execution in the bleak silence of Iceland.
GenresHistoricalLiterary
Genre and trope pairingsHistoricalTragic love storyHistoricalBetrayalLiteraryTragic love storyLiteraryBetrayal
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About Burial Rites
Based on the true story of Agnes Magnúsdóttir, Burial Rites follows a woman charged with murder in 1830s Iceland and sent to live with a family while awaiting execution. Against a stark landscape, the novel slowly reveals Agnes’s voice, isolation and fight to be understood.
Reading signals
- Spice
- Light
- Darkness
- Dark
- Pacing
- Slow
Content warnings
- murder
- death
- blood
- violence
- animal death
- animal cruelty
- child death
- emotional abuse
