Mercy Journals

This unsettling dystopian novel is set thirty years in the future, in the wake of a third world war. One of only a few survivors, a former soldier nicknamed Mercy is haunted by lingering memories of his family. But when he travels into the wilderness with his brother Leo to look for his missing sons, the line between truth and lies becomes indistinguishable, and Mercy’s own moral code, destroyed by war, returns into play.Set against a fantastical landscape, The Mercy Journals explores the parameters of personal morality and forgiveness.Claudia Casper’s previous novels include The Reconstruction (St. Martin’s Press).