'Exquisite . . . it's taken root in my heart' - Kiran Millwood Hargrave; author of The Mercies 'A glorious love story' - Sarah Winman; author of Still Life 1836; Prussia. Hanne is nearly fifteen and the domestic world of womanhood is quickly closing in on her. A child of nature; she yearns instead for the rush of the river; the wind dancing around her. Hanne finds little comfort in the local girls and friendship doesn't come easily; until she meets Thea and she finds in her a kindred spirit and finally; acceptance. Hanne's family are Old Lutherans; and in her small village hushed worship is done secretly - this is a community under threat. But when they are granted safe passage to Australia; the community rejoices: at last a place they can pray without fear; a permanent home. Freedom. It's a promise of freedom that will have devastating consequences for Hanne and Thea; but; on that long and brutal journey; their bond proves too strong for even nature to break . . . From the bestselling author of Burial Rites and The Good People; Devotion is a stunning story of girlhood and friendship; faith and suspicion; and the impossible lengths we go to for the ones we love. 'So beautiful and so raw . . . Impossibly good' - Evie Wyld; author of The Bass Rock