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Hannah Kent's first novel, the international bestseller, Burial Rites (2013), was translated into 30 languages and was shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction and the Guardian First Book Award. It won the ABIA Literary Fiction Book of the Year, the Indie Awards Debut Fiction Book of the Year and the Victorian Premier's People's Choice Award, and was shortlisted for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award.

Hannah's second novel, The Good People was published in 2016 (ANZ) and 2017 (Feb, UK; Sept, North America). It was shortlisted for the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction, the Indie Book Award for Fiction and the ABIA Literary Fiction Book of the Year. It has been translated into 10 languages.

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	Burial Rites 4.04 avg rating — 126,858 ratings — published 2013 — 105 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Good People 3.82 avg rating — 23,598 ratings — published 2016 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Devotion 3.87 avg rating — 13,341 ratings — published 2021 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Always Home, Always Homesick 4.38 avg rating — 3,271 ratings — published 2025 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hannah Kent 3 Books Collection Set 3.72 avg rating — 18 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kill Your Darlings, April 2016 by Rebecca Starford (Editor), Hannah Kent (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jane Caro (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.07 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2016	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	SIGHT LINES: 2014 UTS WRITERS’ ANTHOLOGY by UTS Writers Anthology, Hannah Kent (Goodreads Author) (Foreword) 3.92 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kill Your Darlings, July 2016 by Rebecca Starford (Editor), Hannah Kent (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Hugh Jones (Contributor) 4.09 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2016	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Siempre en casa, siempre lejos de casa by Hannah Kent (Goodreads Author), Laura Vidal (Translator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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January BoTM Nominations ~ Woman Protagonist ~ 1st Poll
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The Fortunes of Jaded Women

by Carolyn Huynh

7 votes, 21.9%

The Many Daughters of Afong Moy

by Jamie Ford

7 votes, 21.9%

Stay Awake

by Megan Goldin

6 votes, 18.8%

The Good People

by Hannah Kent

5 votes, 15.6%

A Lullaby for Witches

by Hester Fox

3 votes, 9.4%

Magpie

by Elizabeth Day

1 vote, 3.1%

The Wonder

by Emma Donoghue

1 vote, 3.1%

The Only Woman in the Room

by Marie Benedict

1 vote, 3.1%

Shadow and Bone

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Always the First to Die

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UK Book Club: Louise's Around the World in 80 Books	6	69	Feb 27, 2013 12:41PM
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Aussie Readers: Win a copy of Burial Rites (ends 3/6)	15	80	Sep 02, 2013 09:22PM
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