I have the great pleasure to be hooked up with a publisher who lets me preview books that are getting ready to be released. I have a few that I will be blogging about soon, and the first one I will introduce now…
“The Shape Of Mercy” by Susan Meissner
Reluctant heiress Lauren Durough takes a part-time job to prove to herself she is more than a rich girl who’s been handed everything. She becomes the literary assistant to Abigail Boyles, an 83-year-old retired librarian who tasks Lauren with transcribing a diary that had belonged to Abigail’s ancestor Mercy Hayworth, a victim of the Salem witch trials.
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?
About the author….
Susan Meissner is a multi-published author, speaker and writing workshop leader with a background in community journalism. Her books include The Shape of Mercy, Blue Heart Blessed, and A Window to the World, named by Booklist magazine as one of the Top Ten Christian novels for 2005. When she’s not writing, Susan directs the Small Groups and Connection Ministries program at her San Diego church.
You can purchase the book here….
It is a novel, not really my thing, but my wife and my mother-in-law are reading the book right now and they are enjoying it!
Another book tomorrow! Have a great night!
RL
