Going
back to where you grew up can certainly bring back a lot of memories. This is
the case for Eve Marryat when she heads back to the place she and her family
lived one summer. She is looking for something she left behind and finds so
much more in Sweet Mercy.
Eve
Marryat is living in St. Paul during the height of the prohibition. After her
father is laid off, he decides it is time to get out the city and head back to
the quiet rural town he grew up in. He and his family live and work at a
resort owned by family members. For Eve, this is summer of growing up. She has
her first boyfriend her first dance, her first job and also learns firsthand
about how complex life really can be. Things are no longer so black and white
in the world and Eve struggles with what to do with the complexities of life.
I did
enjoy reading this book. It is a good one for the beach this summer. While some
of the characters and the plots leave something to be desired, over it is a satisfying
story to read. It drives home the point that while we may wish we live in a
world where everything was black and white or right and wrong, we really live
in a world of gray. Daily we run into situations where there is no right
answer. That is a powerful reminder to have.
Book has been provided courtesy of Baker
Publishing Group and Graf-Martin Communications, Inc. Available at your
favourite bookseller from Bethany House, a division of
Baker Publishing Group.
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