{"product_id":"for-thy-great-pain-have-mercy-on-my-little-pain","title":"MacKenzie Victoria: For Thy Great Pain Have Mercy On My Little Pain [2024] paperback","description":"\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR SCOTLAND'S NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS 2023\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA SCOTTISH BOOK TRUST BOOK OF THE MONTH\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE TIMES BOOK OF THE MONTH \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e(HISTORICAL FICTION)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA CHURCH HOUSE BOOKSHOP BOOK OF THE WEEK\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn astounding debut, both epic and intimate, about grief, trauma, revelation, and the hidden lives of women - by a major new talent\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Miraculously conjured ... Brilliantly done' \u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e, Book of the Month\u003cbr\u003e'A beautiful book ... It warmed my heart' MAX PORTER\u003cbr\u003e'Electrifying ... A pocket epic' \u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The best first novel I've read in years ... So full and so vivid; it is amazing' RODDY DOYLE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A vibrant portrait of female courage' \u003ci\u003eOBSERVER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the year of 1413, two women meet for the first time in the city of Norwich. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMargery 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJulian, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSensual, vivid and humane, \u003ci\u003eFor Thy Great Pain Have Mercy On My Little Pain \u003c\/i\u003ecracks history open to reveal the lives of two extraordinary women.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e____________________________________________________________________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Magnificent, bold and compelling' ROSIE ANDREWS, author of the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling \u003ci\u003eThe Leviathan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A startling read ... Magic' JO BROWNING WROE, author of the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling \u003ci\u003eA Terrible Kindness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Intimately observed, lyrically written and meticulously researched. I loved this' KIRSTY LOGAN, author of\u003ci\u003e Things We Say in the Dark\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Victoria Mackenzie","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":47646777475411,"sku":"9781526647931","price":11.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/victoria-mackenzie-mackenzie-victoria-for-thy-great-pain-have-mercy-on-my-little-pain-2024-paperback-9781526647931-60120154833235.jpg?v=1732083791","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/for-thy-great-pain-have-mercy-on-my-little-pain","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}