The Mercies
13 hrs. 3 min.
Language
Russian
Author
Kiran Millwood Hargrave
Author
Kiran Millwood Hargrave
Narrator
Alexandra Grin
Narrator
Alexandra Grin
Description
Norway, 1617. Twenty-year-old Maren stands on a sea-cliff, staring at the stormy waters. Forty fishermen—including her father and brother—drowned in salt water, leaving the island of Vardø without men. Three years later, Absalom Cornet arrives here from Scotland—a hunter of witches who burned women at the stake on the northern islands. He comes with his young wife. And while Ursa grows fascinated with Maren’s independence and strength and that of her friends, Absalom becomes even more convinced that this place is steeped in sin and must disappear.
An epic novel about female power and the untamed force of the harsh northern nature. “Inspired by a real devastating storm that hit Vardø in 1617, this story tells of the widows who became victims of witch hunts on a small Norwegian island.” — The Guardian
An epic novel about female power and the untamed force of the harsh northern nature. “Inspired by a real devastating storm that hit Vardø in 1617, this story tells of the widows who became victims of witch hunts on a small Norwegian island.” — The Guardian
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