{"product_id":"the-blind-mother-and-the-last-confession-paperback","title":"The Blind Mother and the Last Confession - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHall Caine\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMint Editions\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Blind Mother and The Last Confession\u003c\/i\u003e (1893) is a collection of two novellas by British master of fiction Hall Caine.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the Lake District of northwest England, a young blind woman named Mercy lives with her son and elderly father on land passed down through generations. After failing both as a farmer and as a prospector--they live in country known for its rich veins of copper--her father gives up their rights to the land to Hugh Ritson, a local statesman's son and mining engineer. Soon enough, Ritson strikes copper, makes a profit on the land, and becomes the father of Mercy's child--before marrying the beautiful Greta. \u003ci\u003eThe Blind Mother\u003c\/i\u003e is a tale of tragedy and the bond between women whose lives depend on men who fail them, time and again.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Last Confession\u003c\/i\u003e, a physician from London seeks mercy from a Spanish priest while laying on his deathbed. At times calmly, at others filled with wild desperation, the man recounts how he was encouraged to travel to North Africa to cure, or at least alleviate, his neurasthenia. While in Morocco, he meets a man he calls the American, who navigates this foreign world with ease and soon sweeps the narrator into a world of crime. When the physician gets a letter from England informing him of his young son's terrible illness, he decides to break from his companion, only to be followed every step of the way by a ruthless assassin. Caine's novella, the second in this collection, is a story of desperation, love, and guilt that searches the soul at its limit.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThese deceptively simple novellas combine straightforward narratives with intricate natural detail and a deep understanding of human psychology. Hall Caine's \u003ci\u003eThe Blind Mother and The Last Confession\u003c\/i\u003e is a work about ordinary people faced with extraordinary circumstances, and remains, over a century after it was published, an essential piece of English literature. Although he was one of the most famous and acclaimed authors of his time, Caine's work remains relatively unknown today. With this edition, it is hoped that Hall Caine once again receives not only the attention he deserves, but the respect and admiration his work demands.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Hall Caine's \u003ci\u003e The Blind Mother and The Last Confession \u003c\/i\u003e is a classic of English literature reimagined for modern readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA blind woman lives with her young son and her elderly father on profitable land they no longer own. A desperate man on his deathbed confesses his sins to a priest. In \u003ci\u003eThe Blind Mother and The Last Confession\u003c\/i\u003e, a stunning pair of novellas, famed British author Hall Caine explores spirituality, guilt, fate, and cruelty to illuminate not only humanity's place in nature, but the complex psychologies that make whole worlds within us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 80\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.17 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 24, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42101209268359,"sku":"9781513267623","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/cc07243ff20e07a07aff6b77c6609f08.webp?v=1732392075","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-blind-mother-and-the-last-confession-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}