For Thy Great Pain Have Mercy On My Little Pain
Winner of the Scottish National First Book Awards 2023
For Thy Great Pain Have Mercy On My Little Pain
Winner of the Scottish National First Book Awards 2023
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Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN: 9781526647931
Number of Pages: 176
Published: 14/03/2024
Width: 12.9 cm
Height: 19.8 cm
WINNER OF THE SCOTTISH BOOK AWARDS - FIRST BOOK OF THE YEAR
A SUNDAY TIMES, GUARDIAN, SCOTSMAN AND IRISH TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR
'A beautiful book ... It warmed my heart' MAX PORTER
'Electrifying ... A pocket epic' GUARDIAN
An astounding debut, both epic and intimate, about grief, trauma, revelation, and the hidden lives of women - by a major new talent
In the year of 1413, two women meet for the first time in Norwich.
Before they part, Julian will entrust Margery with a secret – one that will change the course of history.
‘You will read it in no time but be thinking about it for ages after’ FRANK COTTRELL-BOYCE, GUARDIAN, Book of the day
'Miraculously conjured ... Brilliantly done' THE TIMES, Book of the Month
'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
‘A novel of rare brightness and clarity, concise and yet capacious: it illuminates like a shaft of sunlight’ IMOGEN HERMES GOWAR