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A friend of mine gave me the shape of mercy to read because she knows how much i enjoy historical fiction. The shape of mercy by susan meissner by rachel van herk on prezi. As secrets unfold, the extent to which the lives of these three women are connected comes to light, and both lauren and abigail find the very way they view the world. As secrets unfold, the extent to which the lives of these three women are c. In 2015, at stowonthewold in the english countryside, kendra van zant, a history. Her first novel, why the sky is blue, was released in 2004, after she resigned her post as editor for a local newspaper in a rural minnesota town. Leaving a life of privilege to strike out on her own, lauren durough breaks with convention and her familys expectations by choosing a state college over stanford and earning her own income over accepting her ample monthly allowance. In 2015, at stowon the wold in the english countryside, kendra van zant, a history major, interviews ninetythree year old isabel macfarland. The silence of god by gale sears from socialism to forced atheism, almost overnight.
This book is about lauren and abilgail, a journal and the salem witch trials. The shape of mercy by susan meissner author tavia gilbert narrator. The shape of mercy written by susan meissner is an amazing novel based on historical facts from the salem witch trials in the late 1600s. The cover makes it look like a teen read, maybe good but not great. Trying to get away from her haughty lifestyle, lauren goes to college, lives on campus with a roommate, and decides to get a job. Daniel waterhouse finds himself embroiled in a dark conflict that has been raging in the shadows for decades. Awardwinning writer susan meissner is a multipublished author, speaker and workshop leader with a background in community journalism. Its a beautifully told story, full of contemporary yearnings, historical intrigue and romance. Susan meissner born 1961 is an american author, columnist, and the former editor of a weekly newspaper. Jan 01, 2008 susan meissner, the shape of mercy i love that quote. The shape of mercy is a hauntingly beautiful novel that should not. Twentyyearold lauren durough attends college in santa barbara and accepts a parttime position as translator and editor of an old diary one written 300 years earlier by a young woman, mercy hayworth, who was accused of witchcraft in 1692 salem, massachusetts.
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