a forty-something f**k up
Ken Follett follows the fortunes of five international families—American
who flies high with style—her own
But her past comes rushing back when she comes across a recent YouTube video in which a young woman suddenly keels over and dies in a diner while sitting across from none other than Frank
14-year-old Mae had fallen into one of her trances
A Mercy schwartz a forty-something f**k upA Mercy unfolds in the 1680s, during the early days of the American slave tradea time when borders are fluid, allegiances uncertain, and the idea of freedom is as fragile as life itself. Jacob Vaark, an Anglo Dutch trader in the harsh northern colonies, reluctantly accepts a young enslaved girl as partial payment for a debt. Her name is Florensliterate, perceptive, and yearning for affection after being given up by her mother. In her new home, Florens