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Islands of Mercy

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Katie Mcgrath

11 Hours 57 Minutes

Penguin Books LTD

September 2020

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She was 'The Angel of the Baths', the one woman whose touch everybody yearned for. Yet she would do more. She was certain of that.

In the city of Bath, in the year 1865, an extraordinary young woman renowned for her nursing skills is convinced that some other destiny will one day show itself to her. But when she finds herself torn between a dangerous affair with a female lover and the promise of a conventional marriage to an apparently respectable doctor, her desires begin to lead her towards a future she had never imagined.

Meanwhile, on the wild island of Borneo, an eccentric British 'rajah', Sir Ralph Savage, overflowing with philanthropy but compromised by his passions, sees his schemes relentlessly undermined by his own fragility, by man's innate greed and by the invasive power of the forest itself.

Jane's quest for an altered life and Sir Ralph's endeavours become locked together as the story journeys across the globe - from the confines of an English tearoom to the rainforests of a tropical island via the slums of Dublin and the transgressive fancy-dress boutiques of Paris.

Islands of Mercy is a novel that ignites the senses, and is a bold exploration of the human urge to seek places of sanctuary in a pitiless world.

© Rose Tremain 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

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  • Barbara G.

    katie mcgrath really said this quarantine i will give the sapphics everything they want

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  • Anonymous

    I came for Katie McGrath and stayed for the story.

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  • Anonymous

    absolutely astonishing narrator

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  • Anonymous

    The narrator should win an award.

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  • Anonymous

    The narration *chef kiss*

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  • RICHARD C.

    Beautifully read, moving story.

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  • Kieran C.

    love

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  • Anonymous

    Came for Katie McGrath, but really ended up loving the story as well. I’d listen to Katie read literally anything, but a queer historical fiction novel?! She really said, let me give the LGBTQ community what they want.

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  • Anonymous

    really good!

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  • Anonymous

    The book was amazing and the way Katie McGrath reads and projects her voice is brilliant

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