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Based on real events, THE MERCIES is a riveting book about what powerful men back in the 1600’s would do to quiet independent women.

Set in the remote town of Vardo in Northern Norway, a storm hits while all 40 men in the village perish while fishing. The women must fend for themselves to survive in the harsh environment. Some women look at the storm suspiciously while others prove their strength by setting out to feed the community. This is an era of male domination. A self-righteous zealot with a history of burning witches is brought in from Scotland. Along the way he picks up a young wife whom he has never met and brings her to this bleak landscape.

This is the story of that gentle wife and the friendship she develops. It’s about the tragic circumstances that come to Vardo in the form of a religious fanatic and the superstition and jealousy of some of the women. It’s about love, hate, betrayal, evil, and self-sacrifice.

THE MERCIES plays on many of our emotions from anger, to a feeling of foreboding and the loss of those that are good. It is a stunning and beautifully written book.

4.5 stars out of 5