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The Speed of Mercy
- Author
- Christy Ann Conlin
- Narrator
- Xe Sands
- Publisher
- Highbridge Company
- Publish Date
- 3 August 2021
- Run Time
- 10 hours 3 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
The Speed of Mercy captures the unbearable cost of childhood betrayal and what happens when history is suppressed, our past is forgotten—yet finding the truth can change the future. Christy Ann Conlin rips into the myths and stereotypes about older women and those on the edge of conventional society to reveal the timeless gift of mercy in this feminist tour de force.
"Christy Ann Conlin is a conjurer: of place, people, and the haunting past. I was instantly caught up in the darkly mysterious world and indelible characters she has brought to life. Gripping, suspenseful, and lyrically written, The Speed of Mercy caught me by the throat and didn't let go." —ALIX OHLIN, Scotiabank Giller Prize–shortlisted author of Dual Citizens
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Details
- Author
- Christy Ann Conlin
- Narrator
- Xe Sands
- Duration
- 10 hours 3 minutes
- Release Date
- 3 August 2021
- ISBN
- 9781696604673
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Highbridge Company
- Genre
- Fiction: general and literary, Narrative theme: Interior life
Synopsis
"Dark family secrets, the lore of the sea, and a tender, protective friendship between women all converge in The Speed of Mercy, an unusual and surprising story set in idyllic rural Nova Scotia. With subtle humour, Conlin picks the locks on the long-closed doors of two families and bares the ugly, painful skeletons everyone knew were there but chose to hide." —SYLVIA D. HAMILTON, author of And I Alone Escaped To Tell YouThe Speed of Mercy captures the unbearable cost of childhood betrayal and what happens when history is suppressed, our past is forgotten—yet finding the truth can change the future. Christy Ann Conlin rips into the myths and stereotypes about older women and those on the edge of conventional society to reveal the timeless gift of mercy in this feminist tour de force."Christy Ann Conlin is a conjurer: of place, people, and the haunting past. I was instantly caught up in the darkly mysterious world and indelible characters she has brought to life. Gripping, suspenseful, and lyrically written, The Speed of Mercy caught me by the throat and didn't let go." —ALIX OHLIN, Scotiabank Giller Prize–shortlisted author of Dual Citizens
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