The Mercies

The bestselling Richard and Judy Book Club pick and BBC Radio 2 Book Club Pick.For readers of Circe and The Handmaid’s Tale, Kiran Millwood Hargrave's The Mercies is inspired by real historical ev ...

The bestselling Richard and Judy Book Club pick and BBC Radio 2 Book Club Pick.For readers of Circe and The Handmaid’s Tale, Kiran Millwood Hargrave's The Mercies is inspired by real historical events – a story about the strength and courage of women.‘Dark, dramatic and full of danger’ - Daily MailThe storm comes in like a finger snap . . .1617. 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.Vardø is now a place of women . . .Eighteen months later, a sinister figur