Mercy
Mercy by Rebecca Chianese, published by Hollow Press on April 4, 2017, is a 336-page work that explores the complexities of life after a significant personal upheaval. The narrative follows Carly, who, after her 49th birthday, finds herself navigating the challenges of being a broke, divorced empty nester. As she confronts the collapse of her carefully constructed suburban life, Carly reflects on her chaotic childhood in Brooklyn and the emotional turmoil stemming from her family dynamics.
In this story, readers will witness Carly’s journey of self-discovery as she faces her past and strives for independence amidst the dysfunction of her family. The plot delves into her relationships, including her father’s attempts to revive his acting career through reality television and her brother’s struggles with addiction. As Carly embarks on a path of personal growth, she experiences love, trust, and a career revival, culminating in a memorable Thanksgiving dinner that encapsulates the challenges of modern family life. Mercy intertwines elements of fiction, romance, and the intricacies of womanhood, offering a vivid portrayal of resilience and transformation.
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In the wake of her 49th birthday Carly has become a broke, divorced empty nester, no longer knowing her place in the glossy suburban bubble where she has carefully constructed a veneered existence. She thought she had left the uncertainty of a chaotic, drug-infused Brooklyn childhood behind her when she married and started a family, but as the life she built collapses with the demise of her marriage, Carly begins to experience a kaleidoscope of memories and emotions, as she continues to deal with the troubles of her family of origin while having to heal herself.
Mercy is the story of a second coming of age, in which our heroine faces her past and gets to the business of being strong on her own, hell bent on side stepping the constant upsets of her dysfunctional family. Her father, a has-been Broadway actor, is attempting to jump start his sagging career by starring in a reality television show while her brother is battling a heroine addiction. Her mother, still angry about her own divorce, has an uncanny ability to create drama of epic proportions wherever she goes.
Follow Carly as she falls in love on her own terms, learns to trust for the first time, experiences a sexual awakening, restarts a career, and attempts to pull off America’s ultimate post nuclear family holiday: a hysterical and disastrous Thanksgiving dinner.
Inspired by the tragicomic business of living a life spanning a few decades and two bridges from Brooklyn to the suburbs, Mercy brings the grit of 1970’s New York into spectacular collision with our high-gloss era of Houzz, Twitter, and reality TV.
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