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Mercy
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Kathleen Patrick
Abandoned by her mother…Sadie meets her Uncle Charlie, a reclusive Vietnam vet. Does she ever find the family she deserves? Mercy’s raw and rich characters show humanity at its flawed worst and inspiring best. It is a captivating story that will capture the hearts of readers of all ages. When Sadie was twelve years old, her mother got an itch for gambling, and she scratched it more often than she should have. Often forced to parent herself, Sadie’s life is full of empty promises and big responsibilities. The book opens when Alice and her boyfriend drop her off at her uncle’s farm in South Dakota.
Sadie meets her Uncle Charlie, a reclusive Vietnam vet who raises and boards horses. Faced with the very real possibility that her mother isn’t going to come back, Sadie and Charlie discover that families can come in all shapes and sizes. Mercy is a coming-of-age novel about compassion and kindness. It celebrates the idea that families consist of people who support one another, even when it isn’t easy. It is a story that reverberates with the basic human need to be loved.
©2023 Kathleen Patrick Terhaar (P)2026 Kathleen Patrick Terhaar