Kiran Millwood Hargrave
3 SeriesKiran Millwood Hargrave is a poet, playwright, and author. She is best known for her acclaimed novels, "The Girl of Ink & Stars" and "The Island at the End of Everything."
In Kiran Millwood Hargrave's 2020 novel, "The Mercies," set in the 1600s, Maren Magnusdatter and the women of the Arctic town of Vardø struggle to survive after losing all their men. Three years later, the arrival of Absalom Cornet, a Scottish witch hunter, and his young wife Ursa disrupts their lives. Ursa, inspired by the independent women, grows increasingly fearful of her husband. As Absalom perceives evil in Vardø, tensions rise, leading to a clash that threatens the town's existence.
