God's Mercy

When Hillevi, a young, inexperienced midwife, moves from the university town of Uppsala to the wilderness of Svartvattnet (Blackwater) to be with her unofficial fianc , she is ill prepared for what awaits her. In this frigid, austere, and isolated territory, she encounters the overwhelming and unpredictable forces of nature and demoralizing poverty and ignorance while also gaining access to the unfamiliar world of nomadic Sami reindeer herders. A single traumatic event, never fully confronted, has devastating and far-reaching repercussions, but Hillevi also finds unexpected warmth and love. Incorporating elements of the jojk oral tradition of Sami culture, God's Mercy is a thoroughly engrossing story about the capriciousness of memory, the resilience of the human psyche, and the endless wonder of the wild.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Bison Books
Published: 07/01/2009
ISBN: 9780803224582
Pages: 389
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.90d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 05/25/2009 pg. 38
Library Journal 06/01/2009 pg. 88