![]() ![]() Inspired by the real events of the Vardo storm and the 1621 witch trials, Kiran Millwood Hargrave's The Mercies is a story about how suspicion can twist its way through a community, and a love that may prove as dangerous as it is powerful. But Absalom sees only a place untouched by God and flooded with a mighty and terrible evil, one he must root out at all costs. Romans 12:1 I urge you, therefore brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. This book has lovely settings, interesting characters, powerful storytelling and, most importantly, focuses on the strength and character of women, their lives and relationships. ![]() In Vardo, and in Maren, Ursa finds something she has never seen before: independent women. The Mercies is inspired by the true events that unfolded in Norway's Vard village after the 1617 storm that wiped out almost the entire male population of that island. ![]() Summoned from Scotland to take control of a place at the edge of the civilized world, Absalom Cornet knows what he needs to do to bring the women of Vardo to heel. As Maren Magnusdatter watches, forty fishermen, including her father and brother, are lost to the waves, the menfolk of Vardo wiped out in an instant.Įighteen months later, a sinister figure arrives. On Christmas Eve, 1617, the sea around the remote Norwegian island of Vardo is thrown into a reckless storm. ![]()
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