Ebook {Epub PDF} The Unraveling of Mercy Louis by Keija Parssinen

 · “The Unraveling of Mercy Louis,” Keija Parssinen’s second novel, treats us to another hard-boiled teenager as forceful as she is www.doorway.ruted Reading Time: 4 mins. The Unraveling of Mercy Louis () is a contemporary suspense novel for young adults by Keija Parssinen. Nominated for the ALA Alex Award, the book tells the story of a young girl subjected to a modern-day witch-hunt by her jealous and vindictive peers. Parssinen chose the subject matter because she wanted to explore the issues of peer pressure and social anxieties plaguing twenty-first-century . “Keija Parssinen’s novel is a pitch perfect look at where we so often go wrong in raising our girls, using religion as a weapon against female desire. With echoes of Megan Abbott and Stephen King, The Unraveling of Mercy Louis is bravely unsettling.” -- Attica Locke, author of 4/5().

"Keija Parssinen's novel is a pitch perfect look at where we so often go wrong in raising our girls, using religion as a weapon against female desire. With echoes of Megan Abbott and Stephen King, The Unraveling of Mercy Louis is bravely unsettling." — Attica Locke, author of Pleasantville and Black Water Rising. "Keija Parssinen's novel is a pitch perfect look at where we so often go wrong in raising our girls, using religion as a weapon against female desire. With echoes of Megan Abbott and Stephen King, The Unraveling of Mercy Louis is bravely unsettling." - Attica Locke, author of Pleasantville and Black Water Rising. Keija Parssinen is the author of the novel The Ruins of Us, which was published in the US (HarperCollins), UK (Faber Faber), Ireland, Australia, South Africa, Italy (Newton Compton Editori) and around the Middle www.doorway.ru novel earned a Michener-Copernicus award, was long-listed for the Chautauqua Prize, was chosen as Book of the Month by National Geographic Traveler, and was selected as a.

The Unraveling of Mercy Louis () is a contemporary suspense novel for young adults by Keija Parssinen. Nominated for the ALA Alex Award, the book tells the story of a young girl subjected to a modern-day witch-hunt by her jealous and vindictive peers. Parssinen chose the subject matter because she wanted to explore the issues of peer pressure and social anxieties plaguing twenty-first-century America. “The language in Keija Parssinen’s new novel, The Unraveling of Mercy Louis, recalls the sensation of walking into the ocean at low tide, the lush sentences moving around rather than against me. Though the novel explores dark subjects, the quality of her prose feels warm, inviting—a reminder that sometimes beautiful writing can feel like home.”. Reviewed by Mary Vensel White. The plot of Keija Parssinen’s new novel, The Unraveling of Mercy Louis, bears some striking resemblances to a release from last summer, The Fever by Megan Abbott. Both books are set in a smallish town and focus on a coterie of teenage girls afflicted, one by one, with a mysterious illness.