![]() ![]() Here, wayward girls are trained to be assassins.Īnd not just any girls. ![]() Almost no one knows that this place exists. But Ismae sees a chance for a better life and escapes to the convent of St. Now Ismae’s harsh father has just sold her to a pig farmer for three silver coins. The first scene opens with seventeen year-old Ismae, a peasant girl who has endured a loveless life since her now-dead mother first tried to expel her from the womb with an herbal poison that caused Ismae to be born with livid marks on her back. The most frightening of the Breton gods is St. ![]() It takes place in the secretive land of the fiercely independent Bretons who worship nine dark pagan gods that they have superficially cloaked in the guise of saints to deflect the suspicions of the hated French who are always on the verge of invasion. Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers is a gorgeously written novel suitable for young adult readers. ![]()
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