'Poor Mercy is a vivid, engrossing work of fiction' -- Michel Faber, The Guardian'An unusual love story told with insight and tenderness, it is studded with beautifully observed descriptions of place' -- Jennie Renton, Scottish Review of Books'Poor...
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'Poor Mercy is a vivid, engrossing work of fiction' -- Michel Faber, The Guardian'An unusual love story told with insight and tenderness, it is studded with beautifully observed descriptions of place' -- Jennie Renton, Scottish Review of Books'Poor Mercy fulfils an important function, preserving a wretched moment in history, giving substance to events that would otherwise soon be forgotten in favour of the next humanitarian crisis' -- Claudia Pugh-Thomas, TLSSet in Darfur, this novel is a dramatic and tragic story of an improbable love between two people caught up in an African famine: Mogga a
Cover; Title Page; Dedication; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; Table of Contents; Maps; PREFACE; PART ONE : The Burnt Hands; ONE; TWO; PART TWO : Mogga and Leila; ONE; TWO; THREE; PART THREE : Our Mogga; ONE; TWO; THREE; PART FOUR : Hassan; ONE; TWO; THREE; PART FIVE : Nomads; ONE; TWO; THREE; FOUR; Copyright;
