For Thy Great Pain Have Mercy On My Little Pain: Winner of the Scottish National First Book Awards 2023 (English Edition)

A SCOTTISH BOOK TRUST BOOK OF THE MONTH THE TIMES BOOK OF THE MONTH (HISTORICAL FICTION) A CHURCH HOUSE BOOKSHOP BOOK OF THE WEEK An astounding debut, both epic and intimate, about grief, trauma, revelation, and the hidden lives of women - by a major new talent 'Miraculously conjured ... Brilliantly done' THE TIMES , Book of the Month 'A beautiful book ... It warmed my heart' MAX PORTER 'Electrifying ... A pocket epic' GUARDIAN 'The best first novel I've read in years ... So full and so vivid; it is amazing' RODDY DOYLE 'A vibrant portrait of female courage' OBSERVER In the year of 1413, two w omen meet for the first time in the city of Norwich. Margery has left her fourteen children and husband behind to make her journey. Her visions of Christ - which have long alienated her from her family and neighbours, and incurred her husband's abuse - have placed her in danger with the men of the Church, who have begun to hound her as a heretic. Julian, an anchoress, has not left Norwich, nor the cell to which she has been confined, for twenty-­three years. She has told no one of her own visions - and knows that time is running out for her to do so. The two women have stories to tell one another. Stories about girlhood, motherhood, sickness, loss, doubt and belief; revelations more the powerful than the world is ready to hear. Their meeting will change everything. Sensual, vivid and humane, For Thy Great Pain Have Mercy On My Little Pain cracks history open to reveal the lives of two extraordinary women. ____________________________________________________________________________ 'Magnificent, bold and compelling' ROSIE ANDREWS, author of the Sunday Times -bestselling The Leviathan 'A startling read ... Magic' JO BROWNING WROE, author of the Sunday Times -bestselling A Terrible Kindness 'Intimately observed, lyrically written and meticulously researched. I loved this' KIRSTY LOGAN, author of Things We Say in the Dark EAN: 9781526647931 Farbverschnitt: Generell werden die Bücher ohne Farbverschnitt geliefert, auch wenn die Abbildungen einen Farbverschnitt zeigen. Erscheinungsjahr: 14.03.2024 Beilage: Paperback Autoren: MacKenzie, Victoria Seitenzahl/Blattzahl: 163 Themenüberschrift: FICTION / Literary Keyword: feminist novel; books about women; women's literary fiction; historical fiction; books about female friendship; fiction about real historical figures; feminist writers; biographical fiction; book for female friend; women in history; literary debut 2022; richly researched knowledge; religion folklore legend; women writing; accomplished quality; gorgeous special hardback Fachschema: Englische Belletristik / Roman, Erzählung~Englische Bücher / Belletristik / Roman, Erzählung Fachkategorie: Historischer Roman Länge: 197 mm Breite: 127 mm Höhe: 15 mm Gewicht: 138 gr Produktform: Kartoniert Genre: Importe