The Shape of Mercy

WaterBrook Press ISBN 978-1400074563

Expected to gracefully embrace a life of privilege, a young woman cuts the purse strings that bind her to plot a new life course. But startling self-realization challenges everything she knows as she begins to study the diary of a seventeenth-century victim of the Salem witch trials.

"Life-changing" “Meissner's newest novel is potentially life-changing, the kind of inspirational fiction that prompts readers to call up old friends, lost loves or fallen-away family members to tell them that all is forgiven and that life is too short for holding grudges. Achingly romantic . . . Meissner's prose is exquisite and she is a stunning storyteller. This is a novel to be shared with friends.” ~ Publishers Weekly

"Insights... are stunning" “Meissner has a gift for intriguing, meaningful stories, and this novel is no exception. Lauren's present-day life is mirrored in elderly Abigail's and again in the diary of Mercy Hayworth, who lived in the 17th century. The spiritual content is light, but the insights into perception and prejudice are stunning.” ~ Romantic Times Magazine, 4 ½ stars