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When Mercy Mulcahy was 40 years old, she was accused of killing her
elderly and tyrannical father, Martin. Now at the end of her own
life, she has written a book about what really happened on the
fateful night of Christmas Eve, 1989 -- and she desperately wants
her daughter, Star, to read her explanation and finally understand.
The tragic and beautiful Mercy has devoted her life to protecting
Star from neglect and cruelty, especially from her father, whose
behavior so blighted her own life. Was Martin's death, as many
believe, an assisted suicide? Or something more sinister? Or is
Mercy innocent of all? The only other person who might know the
truth, Mercy's boyfriend Zach, isn't talking. And Star, angry and
rebellious, has her own reasons for resisting Mercy's version of
events. In this novel, the possibility of patricide is embedded in
the mystery of relationships, as Mercy's love of Zach and fear of
her father comes between her and her daughter. Full of emotional
twists and surprises ("breathtaking, and I mean literally -- actual
gasps will happen" said one customer review), this is the perfect
book club book, as nothing is what it seems on the surface and some
readers find themselves identifying with the mother and others with
the daughter. Set in Ireland and California, this compelling novel
combines lyrical description with an enthralling, page-turning
style to create a heartbreakingly beautiful tale of love, loss and
the ever-present possibility of redemption.
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