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The Mercies

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The Mercies

Von: Kiran Millwood Hargrave
Gesprochen von: Jessie Buckley
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The Mercies: A gripping tale of love, suspicion, and the strength of women in the face of adversity, inspired by real events.

1617. A vicious storm throws the sea around the remote Norwegian island of Vardø into chaos. Maren watches helplessly as the island's men, out fishing, perish in an instant. Vardø is now a place of women.

Eighteen months later, Absalom Cornet arrives, determined to bring the island's independent women to heel. Accompanying him is his young wife, Ursa. In Vardø, and in Maren, Ursa discovers something she's never encountered before: the strength and resilience of women left to forge their own path.

While Ursa finds unexpected happiness and even love in her new home, Absalom sees only a community corrupted by a terrible evil that he must root out at any cost.

The Mercies is a mesmerizing tale of love, fear, and the potential for both to transform a community. Kiran Millwood Hargrave weaves a rich tapestry of historical detail and poignant insights into the hearts of her unforgettable characters.

Perfect for fans of Circe and The Handmaid's Tale, this haunting and atmospheric novel will linger long after the final page.

Abenteuer auf See Belletristik Frauenliteratur Freundschaft Genre-Fiction Historisch Historische Liebesromane Historische Romane Kleinstadt- & Landleben Literatur & Belletristik Paranormal True Crime

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The Mercies is among the best novels I’ve read in years. In addition to its beautiful writing, its subject matter is both enduring and timely
A gripping novel . . . [Kiran Millwood Hargrave's] 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. Beautiful and chilling (Madeline Miller, author of Circe)
This is a powerful story that gathers ever more momentum as it moves towards its conclusion
The most interesting historical fiction speaks of the time of writing as much as of its subject . . . The Mercies shows us the patriarchal fear of women's strength and reason (Sarah Moss, Guardian)
Historical fiction fans looking for a Handmaid's Tale-style twist will love this novel . . . A story of danger, love and power - with Big Offred Energy
The Mercies is storytelling at its most masterful. This is an exquisite tale of sisterhood, of love, of courage and of what happens when communities turn on each other . . . I raged, I laughed, I cried. I urge you to read this novel (Elizabeth Macneal, author of The Doll Factory)
Extraordinary! (Jo Whiley, BBC Radio Book Club)
A book for our times . . . Millwood Hargrave is a whirlwind, storm-building talent (Daisy Johnson, Man Booker Prize shortlisted author of Everything Under)
The Mercies took my breath away . . . Kiran Millwood Hargrave has masterfully built up an incredible claustrophobic atmosphere, shot through with delicate intimacy. On finishing it I pressed the book to me, hoping to absorb some of her skill (Tracy Chevalier, author of Girl With a Pearl Earring)
Read if you like Circe by Madeline Miller and Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel (Sunday Times Style, 'Best New Books for 2020')
Spun from real-life events, this lyrical novel charts the aftermath of a fatal storm in a 17th century Norwegian fishing village: a town almost exclusively composed of women and girls, and the violent witch-burning newcomer hell-bent on their conversion
Based on real events, this is a stunning, intensely told story about sisterhood, superstition and prejudice
The Mercies is a gripping tale of love and obsession, inspired by the real events of a storm on the Norwegian island of Vardø in 1617 that prompted witch trials. Absalom Cornet, the man used to bring the women to submission, is a creepy creation by Millwood, in her debut adult novel
Elegant and chilling . . . an absorbing account of women finding power and grace and love even under the most harrowing circumstances
A dark read filled with suspicion and fear
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A fabulous book, diving deep into the tragic and terrible history of witch trials in the north-eastern coastal region of Norway in the 1600s. What brings this book so strongly to life: the characters, especially the women of the village, left to cope and adapt after their men are taken by a massive storm. The descriptions of the sea, avoiding all cliché. The terrifying masculinity of the witch hunters masquerading as holy men. The beautiful connection between the two main characters. I never wanted this book to end, narrated so beautifully and tenderly. This is one I will be buying for my bookshelf and returning to again in the future.

Compassionate and moving

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