The Mercies

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 timelyNew York Times Book Review

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 chillingMadeline Miller, author of Circe

This is a powerful story that gathers ever more momentum as it moves towards its conclusionSunday Times

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 reasonSarah Moss, Guardian