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'A glorious love story' - Sarah Winman, author of Still Life
Longlisted for the Dublin Literary Award
A stunning story about the impossible lengths we go to for the ones we love, with a breathtaking twist, from the bestselling author of Burial Rites, Hannah Kent.
Hanne and Thea's friendship is…
Why read it?
1 author picked Devotion as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This book completely surprised me, and I love it when a book can do that. It’s sapphic historical fiction with a speculative twist, which would be reason alone for me to like it, but it’s also beautifully written and it kept my attention with an engrossing narrative.
Kent created such well-drawn and multi-faceted characters that it's no surprise that the book had such a lasting emotional impact on me; it’s truly a book that left me thinking about it for a long time.
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