Devotion by Hannah Kent
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Devotion
- By: Hannah Kent
- Narrated by: Emily Wheaton
- Length: 14 hrs and 28 mins
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Historical Fiction
Publisher's Summary
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.
©2021 Hannah Kent (P)2021 Macmillan Australia Audio
Katherine Trees
A book of poetry, Insights into Australia’s past
Such a descriptive and emotional story. A love as deep as the ocean propels this novel into a world unto itself.
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Kitty
Hannah Kent is a poetic novelist
Hannah Kent’s writing is so beautiful it sings as you read it. She is a true master of her craft, and her research is second to none.
This audiobook, however was spoiled by the narrator, Emily Wheaton, who did *NOT* do her research, and couldn’t even pronounce the main character’s name correctly! Her name is “HAHNNA” , not ‘Honey’
Hannah Kent should be devastated to hear the butchering of the pronunciation of her beautiful prose. Particularly the name of the main Character, Hanne (HAHNNA)!!! Whom I heard heard her speaking fondly of when being interviewed by Richard Fidler. I wonder if she didn’t kick herself for not recording the book herself. She has a beautiful voice, and none of her word choices would’ve been butchered by someone who didn’t take the time to look up how an unfamiliar word is pronounced!
My neighbours must’ve been sick of me yelling “GUNNELL” each time the narrator said, ‘Gunwhale’ for “gunwale”!
It’s another amazing “Must Read” book from Hannah Kent, but I’d truly suggest the hard copy…