It reveals you.” -John Green Billie Livingston, a Canadian author, pens an emotional and stirring family drama in her new book, The Crooked Heart of Mercy that unfolds the story of a couple coping with a sad tragedy and how it tears them apart and how their families try to contribute towards their hearts' reunion, whereas on the other hand, this couple separately tries to help their family from their troubles in their own way. 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.more And his best shot at healing might lie in helping Maggie and Ben reconnect-against all odds. A third DUI, a looming court date.…When Maggie takes him in, he knows he may be down to his last chance. The headline? Drunk Priest Propositions Cops.įrancis is an unlikely priest with a drinking problem and little interest in celibacy. 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.
With bills to pay and Ben in a psych ward, she must return to work.
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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. Manette Ansay, and Jennifer Egan.īen wakes up in a hospital with a hole in his head he can't explain. 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. What he can remember he From acclaimed Canadian novelist Billie Livingston comes this powerful U.S. Ben wakes up in a hospital with a hole in his head he can't explain. From acclaimed Canadian novelist Billie Livingston comes this powerful U.S.