[bksvol-discuss] just submitted: The Shape of Mercy
- From: "Amber Wallenstein" <amber.wallens@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2009 17:25:08 -0500
I have just submitted The Shape of Mercy by Susan Meissner.
We understand what we want to understand.
Leaving a life of privilege to strike out on her own, Lauren Durough breaks
with convention and her family'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 Mercy'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?
Enjoy.
Amber
Book blog:
http://community.livejournal.com/book_cuddler/
I have accepted a seat in the House of Representatives, and thereby have
consented to my own ruin, to your ruin, and to the ruin of our children. I give
you this warning that you may prepare your mind for your fate.
John Adams
E-Mail: amber.wallens@xxxxxxxxx
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