The Crooked Heart of Mercy

The Crooked Heart of Mercy

Ben wakes up in a hospital with a hole in his head he can't explain. What he can remember he'd rather forget. Like how he and his wife, Maggie, drifted apart. Maggie is alone. Again. With bills to pay and Ben in a psych ward, she must return to work. But who would hire her in the state she's in? And just as Maggie turns to her brother, Francis, the Internet explodes with video of his latest escapade. Francis is an unlikely priest with a drinking problem and little interest in celibacy. When Maggie takes him in, he knows he may be down to his last chance. And his best shot at healing might lie in helping Maggie and Ben reconnect-against all odds. A stirring meditation on faith, grief, and the eternal human project of forgiving ourselves our sins. It grips the reader’s crooked heart and doesn’t let go.” -- Lynn Coady, Scotiabank Giller Prize-winn Billie Livingston is the award-winning author of three novels, a collection of short stories, and a poetry collection. Her most recent novel, One Good Hustle, a Globe and Mail Best Book selection, was nominated for the 2012 Giller Prize and for the Canadian Library Association's Young Adult book of the year. Todd Glass is a Detroit, MI-based musician, recording artist and performer. He has toured internationally with Robert Gordon and The Muggs and continues to record and perform live with a variety of artists from Detroit and beyond. Amy Rubinate has narrated over 200 audiobooks, winning multiple AudioFile Earphones Awards. Audiobooks she has narrated have appeared on Booklist Top 10 and Editor’s Choice Media lists, and selected for YALSA Amazing Audiobooks. Amy began her career as a cabaret singer, stage and voiceover actor. She has been a scriptwriter and producer for children’s television, a voice actor for interactive toys and video games, and is currently an audiobook producer and director.