{"product_id":"the-mercies-kiran-millwood-hargrave","title":"The Mercies (Kiran Millwood Hargrave)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe bestselling Richard and Judy Book Club pick\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e and BBC Radio 2 Book Club Pick.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor readers of \u003ci\u003eCirce\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Handmaid's Tale\u003c\/i\u003e, Kiran Millwood Hargrave's \u003ci\u003eThe Mercies\u003c\/i\u003e is inspired by real historical events - a story about the strength and courage of women.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Dark, dramatic and \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003efull of danger' - \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe storm comes in like a finger snap . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1617. The sea around the remote Norwegian island of Vardø is thrown into a vicious storm. A young woman, Maren, watches as the men of the island, out fishing, perish in an instant.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVardø is now a place of women . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEighteen months later, a sinister figure arrives. Absalom Cornet has been summoned to bring the women of the island to heel. With him travels his young wife, Ursa. In her new home, and in Maren, Ursa encounters something she has never seen before: independent women. 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 . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA story about how suspicion can twist its way through a community, about a love that could prove as dangerous as it is powerful.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eGripping\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e - Madeline Miller, author of \u003ci\u003eCirce\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eTook my breath away\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e' - Tracy Chevalier, author of \u003ci\u003eGirl With a Pearl Earring\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A beautifully intimate story of friendship, love and hope' - Douglas Stuart, author of \u003ci\u003eShuggie Bain \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Something rare and beautiful' - Marian Keyes, author of \u003ci\u003eAgain, Rachel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Chilling and page-turning' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e- \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eKiran Millwood Hargrave (b. 1990) is an award-winning poet, playwright, and novelist. Her bestselling works for children include \u003ci\u003eThe Girl of Ink \u0026amp; Stars\u003c\/i\u003e and have won numerous awards including the Waterstones Children's Book Prize, the British Book Awards Children's Book of the Year and the Blackwell's Children's Book of the Year. They have also been shortlisted for prizes such as the Costa Children's Book Award, the Blue Peter Best Story Award and the Foyles Book of the Year Award. \u003ci\u003eThe Mercies \u003c\/i\u003eis is her first novel for adults. Kiran lives by the river in Oxford, with her husband, artist Tom de Freston, and their rescue cat, Luna.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), B-format paperback, Englisch, 352 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65792196772189,"sku":"K097151634","price":10.8,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/9715163400001A.jpg?v=1788381517","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/the-mercies-kiran-millwood-hargrave","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}