{"product_id":"sweet-mercy-paperback-1","title":"Sweet Mercy - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnn Tatlock\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStunning New Novel from Award-Winning Author\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Eve Marryat's father is laid off from the Ford Motor Company in 1931, he is forced to support his family by leaving St. Paul, Minnesota, and moving back to his Ohio roots. Eve's uncle Cyrus has invited the family to live and work at his Marryat Island Ballroom and Lodge. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSt. Paul seemed like a haven for gangsters, and Eve had grown fearful of living there. At seventeen, she considers her family to be \"good people.\" They aren't lawbreakers and criminals like so many people in her old neighborhood. Thrilled to be moving to a \"safe haven,\" Eve is blissfully unaware that her uncle's lodge is a transfer station for illegal liquor smuggled from Canada. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEve settles in to work and makes new friends, including an enigmatic but affecting young man. But when the reality of her situation finally becomes clear, Eve is faced with a dilemma. How can she ignore what is happening right under their very noses? Yet can she risk everything by condemning the man whose love and generosity is keeping her and her family from ruin?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eStunning coming-of-age drama set during the Great Depression and Prohibition \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Eve Marryat's father is laid off from the Ford Motor Company in 1931, he is forced to support his family by leaving St. Paul, Minnesota, and moving back to his Ohio roots. Eve's uncle Cyrus has invited the family to live and work at his Marryat Island Ballroom and Lodge. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEve can't wait to leave St. Paul, a notorious haven for gangsters. At seventeen, she considers her family to be \"good people,\" not lawbreakers like so many in her neighborhood. Thrilled to be moving to a \"safe haven,\" Eve soon forms an unlikely friendship with a strange young man named Link, blissfully unaware that her uncle's lodge is anything but what it seems. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen the reality of her situation finally becomes clear, Eve is faced with a dilemma. Does she dare risk everything by exposing the man whose love and generosity is keeping her family from ruin? And when things turn dangerous, can she trust Link in spite of appearances? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"In this coming-of-age novel, Christy winner Tatlock manages to offer readers an eclectic mixture of suspense and romance combined with deeply rooted historical elements... [She] presents endearing but flawed characters who prompt readers to explore their own bases for judgment and ethical criticism.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Lush physical descriptions offer a pleasing backdrop to this tale of mystery and romance that focuses on the necessity of love and forgiveness as well as the magnitude of God's mercy.\" --\u003ci\u003eRT Book Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnn Tatlock is the author of the Christy Award-winning novel \u003ci\u003eAll the Way Home\u003c\/i\u003e. She has also won the Midwest Independent Publishers Association \"Book of the Year\" in fiction for both \u003ci\u003eAll the Way Home\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eI'll Watch the Moon\u003c\/i\u003e. Ann lives with her husband, Bob, and their daughter, Laura Jane, in Asheville, North Carolina. Learn more at www.anntatlock.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 316\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Christy Awards (2014)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42737345790015,"sku":"9780764210464","price":24.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/232dd4b38a985bb44c676ac087eb3cd5.webp?v=1765149653","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/sweet-mercy-paperback-1","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}