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'A glorious love story' – Sarah Winman, author of Still Life 'Exquisite lyrical writing and page-turning adventure' – Emma Stonex, author of The Lamplighters From a 19th-century Prussian village to the dusty plains of Australia, Devotion is 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 a miracle. Before, Hanne always felt apart from the local girls, but with Thea it all came easy. Suddenly she could imagine a future for herself, a happy one, by Thea’s side. But when their tight-knit community embarks on a long and brutal journey to Australia, in search of new freedoms on old land, Hanne and Thea’s bond must find a way to survive the most impossible devastation. Will their love prove too strong for even Nature to break? Longlisted for the Dublin Literary Award 'Extraordinarily daring... a remarkable novel, an almost visionary celebration of the death-defying power of the women’s love' - Sunday Times, Historical Fiction Book of the Month 'Exquisite... it's taken root in my heart' – Kiran Millwood Hargrave, author of The Mercies 'So beautiful and so raw... Devotion is impossibly good' – Evie Wyld, author of The Bass Rock