'The Mercies took my breath away' Tracy Chevalier
'Sweeps us to a place that dazzles and reeks and chills to the bone, where the hearts of women roar louder than storms . . . An outstanding talent' Samantha Shannon
'Absolutely stunning' Louise O'Neill
'Mesmerising, heartwrenching' AJ Pearce
'I raged, I laughed, I cried. I urge you to read this novel' Elizabeth Macneal
Kiran Millwood Hargrave is an award-winning poet, playwright, and novelist. Her bestselling works for children include
The Girl of Ink & Stars, and have won numerous awards including the Waterstones Children's Book Prize, the British Book Awards Children's Book of the Year, and the Blackwell's Children's Book of the Year, and been shortlisted for prizes such as the Costa Children's Book Award and the Blue Peter Best Story Award.
The Mercies is her first novel for adults, and won a Betty Trask Award. Kiran lives by the river in Oxford, with her husband, artist Tom de Freston, and their rescue cat, Luna.