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William Morrow
March 2016
On Sale: March 8, 2016
256 pages
ISBN: 0062413775
EAN: 9780062413772
Kindle: B00ZP5WLN4
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Women's Fiction
From acclaimed Canadian novelist Billie Livingston comes
this powerful U.S. debut that unfolds over a riveting dual
narrative—an unforgettable story of ordinary lives rocked by
hardship and scandal that follows in the tradition of
Jennifer Haigh, A. Manette Ansay, and Jennifer Egan. Ben wakes up in a hospital with a hole in his head he can't
explain. What he can remember he’d rather forget. Like how
he’d spend nights as a limo driver for the wealthy and
debauched….how he and his wife, Maggie, drifted apart in the
wake of an unspeakable tragedy…how his little brother, Cola,
got in over his head with loan sharks
circling.
Maggie is alone. Again. With bills to pay
and Ben in a psych ward, she must return to work. But who
would hire her in the state she’s in? And just as Maggie
turns to her brother, Francis, the Internet explodes with
video of his latest escapade. The headline? Drunk Priest
Propositions Cops. Francis is an unlikely priest with a drinking problem and
little interest in celibacy. A third DUI, a looming court
date.…When Maggie takes him in, he knows he may be down to
his last chance. And his best shot at healing might lie in
helping Maggie and Ben reconnect—against all odds. Simmering with dark humor and piercing insights, The
Crooked Heart of Mercy is a startling reminder that
redemption can be found in the most unlikely of places.
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