A story of danger, love and power - with Big Offred Energy ― Cosmopolitan Historical fiction fans looking for a Handmaid's Tale-style twist will love this novel. The Mercies shows us the patriarchal fear of women's strength and reason - Sarah Moss, Guardian The most interesting historical fiction speaks of the time of writing as much as of its subject. This is a powerful story that gathers ever more momentum as it moves towards its conclusion ― Sunday Times Beautiful and chilling - Madeline Miller, author of Circe most vital insights are about the human heart: how terrifyingly quickly prejudices can turn into murder, and how desperately we need love and courage to oppose it. In addition to its beautiful writing, its subject matter is both enduring and timely ― New York Times Book ReviewĪ gripping novel. The Mercies is among the best novels I’ve read in years. ‘Something rare and beautiful’ - Marian Keyes ‘A beautifully intimate story of friendship, love and hope’ - Douglas Stuart, author of Shuggie Bain įor readers of Circe and The Handmaid’s Tale, Kiran Millwood Hargrave's The Mercies is a story about how suspicion can twist its way through a community, and about a love that could prove as dangerous as it is powerful. But where Ursa finds happiness, even love, Absalom sees only a place flooded with a terrible evil, one he must root out at all costs. In her new home, and in Maren, Ursa encounters something she has never seen before: independent women.
Absalom Cornet has been summoned to bring the women of the island to heel. A young woman, Maren, watches as the men of the island, out fishing, perish in an instant.Įighteen months later, a sinister figure arrives. The sea around the remote Norwegian island of Vardø is thrown into a vicious storm. ‘Dark, dramatic and full of danger’ - Daily Mail The Sunday Times Bestseller and BBC Radio 2 Book Club Pick 2020 A Richard & Judy Book Club pick summer 2021
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