One of Australia’s most loved authors reveals her weekend rituals

Hannah Kent gets to sleep in by leaving home-baked treats in the kitchen for her “hobbit” kids.

Hannah Kent. Jarred Walker

Lucy DeanWealth reporter

Jun 13, 2025 – 5.00am

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Hannah Kent is the award-winning author of Burial Rites, The Good People, Devotion and her new memoir, Always Home, Always Homesick: A Memoir of Iceland. The co-founder of Kill Your Darlings magazine, she lives in the Adelaide Hills with her partner, Heidi, and children, Anouk, seven, and Rory, five.

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Lucy DeanWealth reporterLucy Dean writes about wealth management, personal finance, lifestyle and leisure, based in The Australian Financial Review's Sydney newsroom.