Mercy House
Book Feature - Mercy House by Alena Dillon
Book Feature - Mercy House by Alena Dillon
HBL Note: When I first read the following quote from Emmy award-winning actress, Amy Schumer, I double checked that it was really about Mercy House by Alena Dillon because it just didn’t seem like the type of book that would get a quote from such a funny person, “A life-altering debut featuring fierce, funny, and irreverent women who battle the most powerful institution in the world. This is the book we’ve all been waiting for.” When I read the description of the book, funny isn’t what came to mind. But I’m happy to hear that in such a heartfelt book there are touches of humor that resonated with the likes of Amy Schumer. Scroll down to read more.
Book Feature - Mercy House by Alena Dillon
From the publisher:
She would stop at nothing to protect the women under her care.
Inside a century-old row house in Brooklyn, renegade Sister Evelyn and her fellow nuns preside over a safe haven for the abused and abandoned. Gruff and indomitable on the surface, warm and wry underneath, little daunts Evelyn, until she receives word that Mercy House will be investigated by Bishop Hawkins, a man with whom she shares a dark history. In order to protect everything they’ve built, the nuns must conceal many of their methods, which are forbidden by the Catholic Church.
Evelyn will go to great lengths to defend all that she loves. She confronts a gang member, defies the church, challenges her own beliefs, and faces her past. She is bolstered by the other nuns and the vibrant, diverse residents of the shelter—Lucia, Mei-Li, Desiree, Esther, and Katrina—whose differences are outweighed by what unites them: they’ve all been broken by men but are determined to rebuild.
Amidst her fight, Evelyn discovers the extraordinary power of mercy and the grace it grants, not just to those who receive it, but to those strong enough to bestow it.
Book Feature - Mercy House by Alena Dillon
