The Crooked Heart of Mercy A Novel |
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Author:
| Livingston, Billie |
ISBN: | 978-0-06-241377-2 |
Publication Date: | Mar 2016 |
Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers
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Imprint: | William Morrow Paperbacks |
Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $14.99USD $14.99 |
Book Description:
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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 spent 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...
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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 spent 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 a 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 lay in helping Maggie and Ben reconnect-against all odds.
"The poignant story of broken people trying desperately to be whole, lost somewhere between a prayer and a wish. Raw and heartfelt. Remarkable."-Will Ferguson, Giller Prize-winning author of 419