Always Home, Always Homesick : A Love Letter to Iceland

'Iceland feels personified in this memoir . . . immediate, intimate and never less than captivating . . . [a] behind-the-scenes view of the artist at work' - Guardian AustraliaFrom the bestselling author of Burial Rites comes an exquisite memoir about her travels in Iceland, an extraordinary country that has forged a nation of storytellers. When she was seventeen years old, Hannah Kent travelled to Iceland from Australia.

She’d never seen snow before, didn’t speak a word of Icelandic.

All she knew was that she wanted to have an experience – to soak up something of the world. Soon she found herself isolated in a remote part of Iceland in a dark winter.

It was a gruelling experience, but she quickly fell in love with the country: with its brutally beautiful landscapes and with its people.

On returning home, Hannah had found a story, and so she began to write. After leaving Iceland, Hannah wrote Burial Rites, a novel that became a phenomenon, that made her an honorary Icelander and which contributed to global fascination with Iceland.

Now, as a mother and a wife, she looks back to that extraordinary year in Iceland. Praise for Burial Rites:‘Outstanding’ – Madeline Miller‘Gripping, intriguing and unique’ – Kate Mosse‘One of the best Scandinavian crime novels I’ve read’ – Independent‘Remarkable’ – The Sunday Times‘A must-read’ – Grazia