Mercy Seat - Softcover

Price Wayne

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1908754982 ISBN 13: 9781908754981

Publisher: Freight Books, 2015

Synopsis

A stunning work of fiction maps a toxic, triangular love affair against the topography of Wales during a 1984 miner’s strike

Attempting to escape his childhood and youth in the South Wales valleys of the 1980s, Luke drifts to a seaside town and into a marriage and fatherhood for which he is unprepared. The arrival of a stranger—his wife’s troubled sister, Christine—will change each of their lives forever. Drawn into the unspoken, destructive mystery at the heart of the two women’s childhoods, Luke finds his own understanding of himself and others unraveling. His confession is a compelling story of passion, loss, regret, and the need to find redemption from the haunting power of the past.

About this title

About the Author

Wayne Price has won many international prizes for his short stories and poetry and his work has been widely published in anthologies and journals. His story collection Furnace was shortlisted for the Scottish First Book of the Year and longlisted for Frank O'Connor Short Story Award and the Edge Hill Short Story Prize.

Edition details

• Publisher: Freight Books
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1908754982
• ISBN 13: 9781908754981
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256