{"product_id":"gods-mercy-paperback","title":"God's Mercy - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKerstin Ekman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLinda Schenck\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen Hillevi, a young, inexperienced midwife, moves from the university town of Uppsala to the wilderness of Svartvattnet (Blackwater) to be with her unofficial fiancé, she is ill prepared for what awaits her. In this frigid, austere, and isolated territory, she encounters the overwhelming and unpredictable forces of nature and demoralizing poverty and ignorance while also gaining access to the unfamiliar world of nomadic Sami reindeer herders. A single traumatic event, never fully confronted, has devastating and far-reaching repercussions, but Hillevi also finds unexpected warmth and love.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIncorporating elements of the \u003cem\u003ejojk\u003c\/em\u003e oral tradition of Sami culture, \u003cem\u003eGod's Mercy\u003c\/em\u003e is a thoroughly engrossing story about the capriciousness of memory, the resilience of the human psyche, and the endless wonder of the wild.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKerstin Ekman, the author of seventeen widely translated books, lives in rural Sweden. \u003cem\u003eGod's Mercy \u003c\/em\u003eis the first novel in the \"Wolfskin\" trilogy, which includes \u003cem\u003eThe Last String\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eScratchcards\u003c\/em\u003e. Linda Schenck lives in Göteborg, Sweden, working as a translator and conference interpreter. Her many translations from Swedish include four other novels by Ekman.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKerstin Ekman, the author of seventeen widely translated books, lives in rural Sweden. \u003ci\u003eGod's Mercy \u003c\/i\u003eis the first novel in the \"Wolfskin\" trilogy, which includes \u003ci\u003eThe Last String\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eScratchcards\u003c\/i\u003e. Linda Schenck lives in Göteborg, Sweden, working as a translator and conference interpreter. Her many translations from Swedish include four other novels by Ekman.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47228950708473,"sku":"9780803224582","price":24.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/TjMyZTN4MllzM2pWUjR0L3c3eVkyQT09.webp?v=1768296782","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/gods-mercy-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}