Author: Kent, Hannah

Memoirs

Published on 6 November 2025 by PAN MACMILLAN (Picador) in the United Kingdom.

Hardback | 352 pages
139 x 206 x 34 | 396g

‘Immediate, intimate and never less than captivating’ – Guardian From the bestselling author of Burial Rites comes an inspirational 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, with images of Iceland’s towering glaciers and windswept tundras in her dreams, Hannah began to write.

Now, as a mother and a wife, she looks back to that extraordinary year in Iceland.

Praise for Burial Rites:Outstanding’ Madeline MillerGripping, intriguing and unique’ Kate MosseOne of the best Scandinavian crime novels I’ve read’ IndependentRemarkable’ The Sunday TimesA must-read’ Grazia