The Mercies BOTY_2025 page-turning story of two families

page-turning story of two families in crisis and the unexpected places from which love can grow

For ages 8 and up

Jacobsen shows just how dark government can get in the name of national security

- Inspiration for different things to enjoy during your trip – including walks and drives

and flatbreads (some made in a skillet in minutes)

The Mercies BOTY_2025 page-turning story of two familiesAfter the men in an Arctic Norwegian town are wiped out, the women must survive a sinister threat in this 1600s parable inspired by real events. Finnmark, Norway, 1617. Twenty year old Maren Magnusdatter stands on the craggy coast, watching the sea break into a sudden and reckless storm. Forty fishermen, including her brother and father, are drowned and left broken on the rocks below. With the menfolk wiped out, the women of the tiny Arctic town of