{"product_id":"the-arrows-of-mercy-jill-maclean-9780228887324","title":"The Arrows of Mercy","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe year is 1348. Haunted by the blood on his hands, an archer named Edmund returns home from the French wars to a life of serfdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis brutal elder brother doesn't want a hero of Cr馗y on his doorstep. The woman he loves yearns for a wider world, the ambitious wise-woman challenges him in ways he deplores, and an abused servant-girl is a thorn to his flesh. The priest denounces his mercy killings. Yet, as the days pass, Edmund is impelled to fight for the impossible: love and redemption.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen plague arrives in the village and everything changes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"...MacLean's grasp of the setting is remarkable, vividly depicting a place beleaguered by famine, disease, and armed conflict.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"...Richly imagined and compellingly realized, The Arrows of Mercy draws the reader into a story of the past that is imbued with the urgency and immediacy of our own time.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Anne Simpson, award-winning author of Speechless\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"...Gripping, immersive, and penned with wisdom and a fiery prescience, The Arrows of Mercy is a story of human desire that pushes the boundaries of language to make a powerful statement on the passions and impulses that shape morality itself. A story for the ages.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Carol Bruneau, award-winning author of Brighten the Corner Where You Are\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jill MacLean\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0228887321\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780228887324\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tellwell Talent\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/28\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 332\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.07lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.74d","brand":"Jill MacLean","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44130933440767,"sku":"9780228887324","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_00601d6f-b0f0-4d61-b7ed-0fd8f269c995.jpg?v=1687472077","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-arrows-of-mercy-jill-maclean-9780228887324","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}