{"product_id":"gods-mercy-kerstin-ekman-9780803224582","title":"God's Mercy","description":"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 \u003ci\u003ejojk\u003c\/i\u003e oral tradition of Sami culture, \u003ci\u003eGod's Mercy\u003c\/i\u003e is a thoroughly engrossing story about the capriciousness of memory, the resilience of the human psyche, and the endless wonder of the wild.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kerstin Ekman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0803224583\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780803224582\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bison Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/25\/2009 pg. 38\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2009 pg. 88","brand":"Kerstin Ekman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43996826992895,"sku":"9780803224582","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2f42f65b-7752-4cb3-abcd-de7a2f6cce21.jpg?v=1683343925","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/gods-mercy-kerstin-ekman-9780803224582","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}