Sweet Mercy
By Ann Tatlock
Eve is thrilled that her family is leaving St. Paul,
Minnesota for her father’s new job at the Marryat Island Ballroom and Lodge in
Ohio. Glad to be leaving behind the mob
and the liquor smugglers, Eve is looking forward to a summer free of
law-breakers. She soon finds herself
smitten with the first boy who has ever been interested in her. Unfortunately, it doesn’t take Eve long to
find out that those who would break Prohibition are everywhere, including the
boy she loves. Eve’s investigating only
stirs up trouble for her family. Can she
balance her disdain for those who flaunt the Prohibition laws with her need to
see the hurting people behind it? And is
there more going on at the Marryat than meets the eye?
I really enjoyed
reading this book. The book starts with
the main character, Eve, recounting her time at the Marryat to her
grandson. The author does a great job
of explaining what life might have been like in this period of history – a
nation in the beginning of the Great Depression, and rebellion against the
newest Constitutional amendment: Prohibition.
Eve’s struggle against self-righteousness rings true for all of us who
would seek to keep God’s laws, while loving those who continually flaunt
it. I’m glad the author did not make
light of Eve’s intense fight within herself to hate sin and love the sinner. There is a great lesson woven into this
wonderful book. Overall I give this an
A+: put this on your list fiction lovers!
I received a free copy of this book from Bethany House
publishers in exchange for my honest review.
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