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Devotion Audio CD – Unabridged, 1 December 2021

by Hannah Kent (Author), Emily Wheaton (Reader)

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Prussia, 1836 Hanne Nussbaum is a child of nature – she would rather run wild in the forest than conform to the limitations of womanhood. In her village of Kay, Hanne is friendless and considered an oddity ... until she meets Thea. Ocean, 1838 The Nussbaums are Old Lutherans, bound by God's law and at odds with their King's order for reform. Forced to flee religious persecution the families of Kay board a crowded, disease-riddled ship bound for the new colony of South Australia. In the face of brutal hardship, the beauty of whale song enters Hanne's heart, along with the miracle of her love for Thea. Theirs is a bond that nothing can break. The whale passed. The music faded. South Australia, 1838 A new start in an old land. God, society and nature itself decree Hanne and Thea cannot be together. But within the impossible ... is devotion.

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Bolinda/Macmillan Australia
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1 December 2021
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14.6 x 2.8 x 13.4 cm
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1867586142
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978-1867586142
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'Such a glorious love story. And the poetry of the landscape had, for me, a Whitmanesque sensibility. A mighty impassioned cry to love and the land.' -- Sarah Winman, author of Still Life

'Hannah Kent’s latest novel is stunning – full of magic and adventure. I fell in love with language again reading it. So beautiful and so raw. Devotion is impossibly good.' -- Evie Wyld, author of The Bass Rock

'Devotion is rare and exquisite, both beautiful and muscular in its portrayal of love found and denied. It’s a story of love as a radical act, and a celebration of place and persistence. As we’ve come to expect from Kent, this is masterful storytelling with pull-no-punches stakes. It’s taken root in my heart.' -- Kiran Millwood Hargrave, author of The Girl of Ink and Stars

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Bolinda/Macmillan Australia; Unabridged edition (1 December 2021)
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ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1867586142
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1867586142
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 14.6 x 2.8 x 13.4 cm

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Hannah Kent’s first novel, the international bestseller, BURIAL RITES, was translated into over 30 languages and won the ABIA Literary Fiction Book of the Year, the Indie Awards Debut Fiction Book of the Year, the Prix Critiqueslibres Découvrir Étranger, the Booktopia People’s Choice Award, the ABA Nielsen Bookdata Booksellers’ Choice Award and the Victorian Premier's People's Choice Award. It was shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction and the Guardian First Book Award, the Stella Prize and the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, amongst others. It is currently being adapted for film by Sony TriStar.

Hannah’s second novel, THE GOOD PEOPLE, was translated into 10 languages and shortlisted for the Walter Scott Award for Historical Fiction, the Indie Books Award for Literary Fiction, the ABIA Literary Fiction Book of the Year and the Readings Prize for New Australian Fiction. It is currently being adapted for film by Aquarius Productions.

DEVOTION, Hannah's third novel, will be published in November 2021 (Australia) and February 2022 (UK & Ireland) by Picador.

Hannah’s original feature film, Run Rabbit Run, will be directed by Daina Reid (The Handmaid’s Tale) and produced by Carver and XYZ Films. It was launched at the Cannes 2020 virtual market where STX Entertainment took world rights.

Hannah co-founded the Australian literary publication Kill Your Darlings. She has written for The New York Times, The Saturday Paper, The Guardian, the Age, the Sydney Morning Herald, Meanjin, Qantas Magazine and LitHub.

Hannah lives and works on Peramangk country near Adelaide, Australia.

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A masterpiece - thank you, Hannah Kent

Reviewed in Australia on 27 December 2021

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Oh, Hannah Kent!
With Devotion, you have sung directly to my soul. Written a masterpiece that I and countless others, I'm sure, will study in awe.
Every word, every sentence, every chapter a lesson in brilliance. A writer's guidebook. A seminal work displaying the art and craft of creative writing.
With your fearlessness and courage you have written many mysteries others - myself included - have only dared to touch upon.
'Thank you' is not enough, but it comes from my heart and from my soul.
Thank you!

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Not my cup of tea...

Reviewed in Australia on 24 January 2022

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This was January’s book club book, and everybody’s opinions were so divided. Some loved the first half better than the second half, others thought the second half was way more interesting than the first half. I personally really enjoyed the first half of this book, and I pretty much skimmed the second half because I felt the storyline lost purpose at the half way point. The book was beautifully written, but the plot was lacking for me.
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Entertaining well written soapy rubbish.

Reviewed in Australia on 27 April 2022

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Early part of book very insightful… imagining the fear and struggle of the first Australian settlers leaving Europe .
Became very self indulgent of the Author, used her amazing poetic capability to describe sentimentality to the point of tedium… protagonist if you can suspend reality to accept her(I did) is irritatingly self involved and selfish.. moved along fast, interesting background .. I live in South Australia., but pretty much well written soapy rubbish

interesting and challenging storyline

Reviewed in Australia on 7 March 2022

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I enjoyed the historical references intertwined with fiction. The characters were clearly defined and the structure of the story satisfying. Very well written. Worth reading.

Disappointed fan!

Reviewed in Australia on 20 May 2022

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I am a big fan Kristin Hannah’s books and was excited to see a new one. However, I was very disappointed in this book. I found the story very slow and nothing drew me into the story. I forced myself to finish reading it. At the end, I felt I had wasted my time. I am sure I will be waiting for her next one though.

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Evocative and moving tale

Reviewed in Australia on 18 July 2022

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If you have ever been deeply in love, this story will speak to you. I can hardly articulate how moved I was by the incredible story. read it for yourself.

Hannah Kent at her best

Reviewed in Australia on 21 November 2021

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Devotion is the latest book written by Hannah Kent. Brilliant writing and descriptions, Hannah Kent takes you there!

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Not all will enjoy this, but beautifully written

Reviewed in Australia on 27 October 2021

I am not sure where to start in reviewing this book, for me it felt too much. There was too much passion, sadness, heartbreak, hope and love packed into this book.
It starts in the early 1800's in Prussia. Hanne is. a teenager who lives in a small lutheran community where she is friendless and feels unwanted by her community and family. She is different in that she can hear trees and other music in nature. When Thea, the daughter of a rumoured 'witch' moves with her family to the village, Hanne finally feels like she has found her soul mate.
Soon after this, the community is funded to make the move to Australia to establish a new lutheran community. The six months on the ship out to Australia is gruelling and an event occurs that provides a real twist in the story. After this event I cannot say I enjoyed the book nearly as much, as it took on a more supernatural tone.
I think I will be in the minority with my opinion on this as the book is very beautifully written and certain characters struck a chord with me.

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P. G. Harris

Australian Gothic

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 25 April 2022

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Devotion is about an austere Lutheran community in rural Germany in the early years of the 19th century. Persecuted for their beliefs, they have been excluded from the state sanctioned church and their pastor has been sent into exile. Eventually salvation comes in the form of a benefactor willing to fund a ship to take them to Australia and a new life.

The book is narrated by Johanne Nussbaum, a shy and awkward girl, an outsider who prefers the company of the natural world to that of her peers. Her life is changed when a new family, the Eigenwalds and their daughter Thea come to the village.

Devotion is, at its most superficial, an historical novel, based on the real life emigration of German Lutherans to Australia. It also pays some attention to themes of colonialism and environmentalism. It is fundamentally, however, a devastatingly powerful love story. Beyond that, it was only when I was very near the end that I realised its true ancestry. It is a story in which a young girl finds herself estranged from society and feels deprived of her parents’ love. It has strong elements of witchcraft and the supernatural. It is a book of high passions and emotion, to the extent that while thoroughly enjoying it, I could only read it in short bursts, it is so intense. It is a novel in which love transcends death. It is a book in which the supernatural elements include an entity which sucks the life out of other creatures. In short Hannah Kent has written a genuine, 100% authentic gothic novel.

All of that aside, it is beautifully written, strongly evoking the touch and feel of the German Forests, the horrors of the cramped six month voyage to Australia, and the struggle of life in the new world. Kent is also skilful in portraying the petty jealousies of a small community, and enormously touching in her depiction of the central, and eventually triumphant love story.

E A James

A most original love story

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 August 2022

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I've read Hannah Kent's previous two novels and thoroughly enjoyed them. Devotion is her third novel and I must say that I didn't know what to make of it at first.
I liked the main characters and I really liked the journey to Australia. I loved the historical elements of the story and I wanted the Lutherans to succeed even though I don't share their beliefs.
The relationship between Hanne and Thea was well done and believable. I am glad that I read this as its not what I would normally read. Thanks Hannah Kent for a wonderfully original story.

Jane

Wonderful book,beautifully written. Didn’t want it to end

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 27 February 2022

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Loved this book. Have read Burial Rites which is so sad . This was really moving. Couldn’t put it down at the same time as not wanting it to end.

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Jessica Jones

A beautiful novel

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 February 2022

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I loved this novel. The writing was absorbing and the central relationship was beautifully depicted. A fascinating read.

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Anónimo

Dañado

Reviewed in Spain on 13 May 2022

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Ha llegado el paquete abierto y el libro manchado.

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