Burial Rites

A story of swirling sagas, poetry, bitterness, claustrophobia . . . through the long countdown towards Agnes's fate, it is Kent's heart-racing imagery that lingers . . . even the bleakness of Agnes's end, its gut-churning fear, holds an exhilaration that borders on the sublime.The Sunday Telegraph

One of the most gripping, intriguing and unique books I’ve read this year . . . A novel that bristles with beautiful description, that lays bare the harshness of women’s lives of the period and considers the nature of justiceKate Mosse

So gripping I wanted to rush through the pages, but so beautifully written I wanted to linger over every sentence. Outstanding.Madeline Miller, Orange Prize-winning author of The Song of Achilles

A debut of rare sophistication and beauty – a simple but moving story, meticulously researched and hauntingly told.Observer