Mercy at Midnight: How One Courageous Woman Set Prisoners Free

Book Description
Matilda Wrede (1864-1928) was a young, wealthy member of the Finnish nobility who gave up a life of privilege to take the gospel to prisoners and work on their behalf for social justice. Referred to as a "friend of prisoners," she started visiting prisons in Finland at the age of 20. Mercy at Midnight offers a good story, an inspiring Christian example, and an interesting look at Finland and its culture.

Card catalog description
In the late nineteenth century, a Finnish baroness's Christian faith draws her to fight for improved treatment of prisoners and her nation's freedom from tyrannical Russian rule.


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Matilda Wrede (1864-1928) was a wealthy member of the Finnish nobility who left a life of privilege to take the gospel to prison inmates and work on their behalf for social justice. She began visiting prisons at the age of twenty and became known throughout Finland as the "friend of prisoners." Mercy at Midnight is a story based on the remarkable life of this young woman who gave up everything to serve the despised prisoners of Finland.


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