Mercury (Livesey novel)

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Mercury
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Author Margot Livesey
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Publisher HarperCollins
Publication date
2016

Mercury is a 2016 novel by Scottish author Margot Livesey. It concerns a 40-something couple, Donald and Viv, [1] whose marriage suffers due to their dissatisfaction with their lives. [2]

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References

  1. Sullivan, Jim (26 September 2016). "Margot Livesey's 'Mercury' Takes A Piercing Look Into Life's Moral Conundrums". WBUR. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  2. Leah, Hager Cohen (23 September 2016). "Margot Livesey's 'Mercury' wraps character study in some trappings of mystery". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 13 January 2017.