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Literature & Fiction

The Shape of Mercy: A Novel

The Shape of Mercy: A Novel

â€œWe understand what we want to understand.â€

Leaving a life of privilege to strike out on her own, Lauren Durough breaks with convention and her familyâ€™s expectations by choosing a state college over Stanford and earning her own income over accepting her ample monthly allowance. She takes a part-time job from 83-year-old librarian Abigail Boyles, who asks Lauren to transcribe the journal entries of her ancestor Mercy Hayworth, a victim of the Salem witch trials.

Almost immediately, Lauren finds herself drawn to this girl who lived and died four centuries ago. As the fervor around the witch accusations increases, Mercy becomes trapped in the worldview of the day, unable to fight the overwhelming influence of snap judgments and superstition, and Lauren realizes that the secrets of Mercyâ€™s story extend beyond the pages of her diary, living on in the mysterious, embittered Abigail.

The strength of her affinity with Mercy forces Lauren to take a startling new look at her own life, including her relationships with Abigail, her college roommate, and a young man named Raul. But on the way to the truth, will Lauren find herself playing the helpless defendant or the misguided judge? Can she break free from her own perceptions and see who she really is?

Country	USA
Brand	Waterbrook
Manufacturer	PRH Christian Publishing
Binding	Paperback
PartNumber	994563
Color	Multicolor
IsAdultProduct
Height	7.91337
Length	5.15747
Weight	0.57540650382
Width	0.70866
ReleaseDate	2008-09-16
NumberOfItems	1

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