God's Mercy by Ekman, Kerstin

God's Mercy (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780803224582)

Vendor: Kerstin Ekman
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Format: Paperback
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God's Mercy by Ekman, Kerstin

God's Mercy

$22.95
God's Mercy by Ekman, Kerstin

God's Mercy

$22.95
Format: Paperback
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When 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. Incorporating elements of the jojk oral tradition of Sami culture, God's Mercy is a thoroughly engrossing story about the capriciousness of memory, the resilience of the human psyche, and the endless wonder of the wild.

Author: Kerstin Ekman
ISBN-10: 0803224583
ISBN-13: 9780803224582
Publisher: Bison Books
Language: English
Published: 07/01/2009
Pages: 400
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.90d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 05/25/2009 pg. 38
Library Journal 06/01/2009 pg. 88
By Kerstin Ekman
By Kerstin Ekman
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Kerstin Ekman, the author of seventeen widely translated books, lives in rural Sweden. God's Mercy is the first novel in the "Wolfskin" trilogy, which includes The Last String and Scratchcards. Linda Schenck lives in Göteborg, Sweden, working as a translator and conference interpreter. Her many translations from Swedish include four other novels by Ekman.

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