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A great story leading to excellent due to the wonderful narration by Morven Christie.

Such a great book, but heart-wrenching. The writing was spectacular. I listened to this in audiobook format and sometimes I had to rewind the story just to hear a beautiful turn of phrase again. Based on a true story about the last person put to death in Iceland.
Can't say enough about how good the writing was. The descriptions were so inventive and yet so accurate in portraying what was being described. ...more
Can't say enough about how good the writing was. The descriptions were so inventive and yet so accurate in portraying what was being described. ...more

Beautiful book, the story of the last woman executed in Iceland is fascinating and well-written, unfortunately however it's very slow, so much so that sometimes I fell asleep while I was reading.
Bel libro, la storia dell'ultima donna giustiziata in Islanda é affascinante e ben scritta, purtroppo peró é lentissima, tanto che a volte mi sono addormentata mentre la leggevo. ...more
Bel libro, la storia dell'ultima donna giustiziata in Islanda é affascinante e ben scritta, purtroppo peró é lentissima, tanto che a volte mi sono addormentata mentre la leggevo. ...more

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Meghan
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