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The Mercy Seat
The Mercy Seat
Author: Rilla Askew
Few first novels garner the kind of powerful praise awarded this epic story that takes place on the dusty, remorseless Oklahoma frontier, where two brothers are deadlocked in a furious rivalry. Fayette is an enterprising schemer hoping to cash in on his brother's talents as a gunsmith. John, determined not to repeat the crime that forced both fa...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780140277609
ISBN-10: 0140277609
Publication Date: 11/26/1998
Pages: 448
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Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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This author creates complex characters, links events and holds the reader's attention like few others! Worthwhile and very compelling book!
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awesome read.the characters felt real. i loved this book
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Didn't care for this book. Depressing, dialog was hard to read let alone follow.
wgw avatar reviewed The Mercy Seat on + 136 more book reviews
If not for the Oklahoma background, I don't know if I could have finished this book. Great writing in the beginning, but so dragged out at the end.
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At times brilliant and engaging, at other times dull and plodding. It had a somewhat spiritual undercurrent that didn't work for me, but may resonate with other readers who have similar leanings.