by Hannah Kent · Tapa blanda · ISBN 9781760556457
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«Devotion» is the historical novel by Hannah Kent, published by Picador Australia in paperback (432 pages, in English).
Prussia, 1836: Hanne, a free-spirited young woman who does not fit into her community, finds in Thea a deep bond. When their families, of the Old Lutheran faith, emigrate to South Australia fleeing religious persecution, the sea voyage and colonial society put their love to the test; amid the harshness and the song of the whales, their union becomes an act of devotion.
Originally published on October 26, 2021, it was nominated for the Voss Literary Prize and won the Australian Book Industry Award 2022 in the audiobook category.
For book clubs and for readers of historical fiction looking for queer stories and literary prose.
Hannah Kent is an Australian writer, author of the novels Burial Rites (2013), The Good People (2016), and Devotion (2021), as well as a memoir, Always Home, Always Homesick (2025).
