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A Mercy - Morrison, Toni

A Mercy

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In the 1680s the slave trade was still in its infancy. In the Americas, virulent religious and class division, prejudice and oppression were rife, providing the fertile soil in which slavery and race hatred were carefully planted and took root. Jacob is an Anglo-Dutch trader and adventurer, with a smallholding in the harsh North. Despite his distaste for dealing in 'flesh', he takes a small slave girl, in part payment for a bad debt from a plantation owner in Catholic Maryland. This is Florens, 'with the hands of a slave ...

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underacomfort

Jan 26, 2012

Toni Morrison - Under-rated

A Mercy is not given enough attention. An important book and important part of Morrison's body of work.

Maggie1

Dec 29, 2009

a one day read

If you love Morrison, you know it usually takes a while to get through her complex books, but A Mercy is short enough- and simple enough- for an adult with a few hours of free time to read in one day. Morrison captures different characters by using different points of view skillfully and beautifully. A careful reader easily hears each person. If you're a mom, this book will resonate, as several of the women deal with child-related tragedy. I've read Beloved 6 times and loved it more each time, and A Mercy might not be "as good as" Beloved, but it is haunting, harsh, and gorgeous all at the same time.

bev47

Jan 30, 2009

Excellent Book-
Very thought provoking yet easy to follow the different storylines.
I LOVED the way to weaves in the significance of the title-
You really feel the act as truly, A MERCY-

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