{"product_id":"the-crooked-heart-of-mercy-hardcover-by-billie-livingston","title":"The Crooked Heart of Mercy Hardcover by Billie Livingston","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                            \n                                \n                                    \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                                    \u003cul\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eRandom House Canada\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2016-01-05)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e272\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9780345815385\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e371.95\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e8.3 x 5.4 x 1.1\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                                    \u003cbr\u003e\n                                    \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Crooked Heart of Mercy\u003c\/i\u003e is a brave, funny and heartbreaking novel about faith and family, love and forgiveness, and how people survive unimaginable loss. It features an indelible trio of characters who could only come from the imagination of Billie Livingston. There's Ben, whose world we enter on the first page: he's a limo driver who, after he loses his son, finds himself locked up in a psych ward with a hole in his head he can't explain. His wife, Maggie, the other narrator of the story, is locked up in her own grief, unable to reach out to her husband. Then there is Maggie's brother, Francis, an unlikely priest with a drinking problem and only occasional interest in celibacy, whose latest fall from the wagon was caught on video and has gone viral as \u003ci\u003eDrunk Priest Propositions Cop\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e     How they come together to heal each other's many wounds is the magic of this novel, as is its intensity, its wit, its deep sense of the absurd, and the surprising grace at its core.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                                    \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                                    \u003cp\u003eBILLIE LIVINGSTON is a Canadian novelist, short story writer, essayist, and poet. She is the author of the critically acclaimed novels \u003ci\u003eGoing Down Swinging\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCease to Blush\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eOne Good Hustle\u003c\/i\u003e, which was longlisted for the Giller Prize, nominated for the Canadian Library Association's Young Adult Book Award, and named a best book of the year by \u003ci\u003eThe Globe and Mail. \u003c\/i\u003eShe is also the author of \u003ci\u003eGreedy Little Eyes\u003c\/i\u003e, a short story collection that won the Danuta Gleed Literary Award and the CBC's Bookie Award; \u003ci\u003eThe Crooked Heart of Mercy\u003c\/i\u003e, a novel; and \u003ci\u003eThe Chick at the Back of the Church\u003c\/i\u003e, a poetry collection for which Livinston won the Pat Lowther award. Her short story, \"Sitting on the Edge of Marlene,\" has been adapted as a feature film. In 2017, Livingston received the Writers' Trust Engel\/Findley Award \"in recognition of a remarkable body of work, and in anticipation of future contributions to Canadian literature.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n                                \n                            \n                            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":45353893068961,"sku":"BBSNIJ9780345815385","price":28.45,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9780345815385.jpg?v=1762970449","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/the-crooked-heart-of-mercy-hardcover-by-billie-livingston","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}