Mercy Me

A Novel

by: Margaret A. Graham

series: Esmeralda Trilogy

• Format

  E-Book

  ISBN

  9781441239143

  Pub. Date

  May 2003

  SRP

  $6.99

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About

Esmeralda, a high-spirited widow in her sixties in the small South Carolina town of Live Oaks, leaves an unforgettable impression on readers with her unpretentious, down-to-earth manner. Her unabashed faith shines through as she shares details of her life as an adviser to her best friend, Beatrice, and as a voice of reason to her women's Sunday school class, the Willing Workers. The pettiness of the women at the Apostolic Bible Church gets under Esmeralda's skin, but when she rallies them to the side of an impoverished mother with AIDS, the very best of human love and compassion is portrayed.
Told in delightfully eccentric first-person narration, this story will inspire, uplift, amuse, and move readers to tears. Despite Esmeralda's lack of education and sophistication-or perhaps because of it-she is used mightily by God and meets everyday challenges with gumption, humor, and grace. Her struggle to maintain her faith in the midst of pain and suffering is a timeless and universal theme with which many will identify, and the love and mercy the story unfolds will delight both young and old.

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Endorsements

"Mercy Me is a truly refreshing tale told in a deliciously southern voice. But don't let the quaint, small town charm fool you because Margaret Graham allows her less-than-perfect characters to get real as they face some complicated problems with all their human frailties intact. I absolutely loved the evolution of Esmeralda, the know-it-all widow, as she allows God to conform her into his image. This is a colorful story, rich with humor and full of spice." --Melody Carlson, author of Angels in the Snow, Looking for Cassandra Jane, Blood Sisters, and Diary of a Teenage Girl series

"I can sum up Mercy Me in three words: It's a keeper! Margaret Graham knows elderly women; Margaret knows church women. Esmeralda is for real; I know her well. And still I find her unique. I wish Esmeralda a long and happy life." --Ruth Glover, author of The Saskatchewan Saga and the Wildrose series

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