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A moving story!
5 out of 5 stars
MERCY’S RAIN has to be one of the most provocative Christian
books I have ever read.
Mercy Roller’s life truly is a living hell. Her father−who
is also the town’s pastor−rules his household with an iron fist and his own twisted,
distorted form of righteous anger. Mercy’s mother and the people of Wadalow
Mountain seem unable to stand against the Pastor’s tyrannical reign, and Mercy
herself desires nothing more than to feel the love of a father. But what Mercy
gets instead is the deplorable actions of a wicked man, a man who is anything
but a messenger of God. When her mother
kicks her out of her home, Mercy embarks on a journey that takes her to another
mountain community where she is faced with people who love, accept, and care for
not only Mercy’s fragile heart, but her grieving soul.
MERCY’S RAIN is not a novel for the faint of heart. Though
Ms. Sproles does not rely on rough language or graphic descriptions, her
imagery sets scenes that are both evocative and haunting. You will find yourself wincing and sighing
out loud, wondering how much more Mercy can endure before she is set free from
the cruel and harsh behavior meted out by her father. Mercy hates her very name because it taunts
her of the one thing both her earthly and heavenly father have never extended
to her. I ached for Mercy when she finally found herself surrounded by good
people, but her cynical mind and distrust of any man of God would not allow her
to receive unconditional acceptance.
Mercy’s journey is heart wrenching because she feels unworthy of
anything good and refuses to acknowledge that God is the epitome of good. It’s a difficult process for Mercy to shed
the hate that has blackened her heart, but Isabella, Terrance, and Preacher
Samuel refuse to give up on Mercy until she finds the true meaning of her very
name.
Book provided for review purposes.
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