Midwest Book Awards Finalist Awesome Indies Seal of Approval Dyslexic Antigone Brown despairs of ever being a good parent to her unborn child. She runs a deer farm in Mercy, North Carolina, where the Mercy Study Club has started censoring library books. This is a fight Antigone doesn’t want to get involved in, battling for the very things that have made her life a misery—books. But she will, setting in motion a series of events destined to change Mercy forever.One woman stands against the censors—and she can’t read. Can she win?There’s more worth fighting for than you can ever imagine.This fun and intriguing read explores serious subjects (censorship) with a sprinkle of humor and features quirky, big-hearted characters. "If you are a book lover, you will love this book!" -- Faith Sullivan, author of Gardenias, The Cape Ann, and The Empress of One . "It's going to make you think. And laugh. And get angry. And maybe even cry a little." -- For Books' Sake "The book takes more than a cursory look at book banning and presents compelling characters with arguments on both sides of the issue. . . . the glimpse into the individual motivations and group dynamics of people we can all identify with brings a richness to the story." -- Book Pleasures " Book of Mercy is a truly beautiful, heart-warming novel on book censorship, the nature of love, motherhood and friendship. I loved this book from the first page to the end, which had me in tears of joy . . . The ending is perfect and the writing exquisite." -- Tahlia Newland, Awesome Indies I wrote this novel on book banning after a book, The Old Gringo by Carlos Fuentes, was challenged in my daughter's high school in North Carolina. After public meetings and a review committee assessment, the award-winning Gringo was returned to the shelves. But not before a beloved teacher resigned in protest. This is an issue I can't seem to let go. I continue to write about censorship in my blog. A town banning books. One woman must stop the censors—and she can't read. There's more worth fighting for than you can ever imagine. Antigone Brown has trouble reading road signs, keeps a stone in her pocket to help her remember right from left, and despairs of ever being a good mother to her unborn child. As she is quick to tell you, she is not hero material. She runs a deer farm and vegetarian café in Mercy, North Carolina, where textiles—not tourism—is king and where Irene Crump and the Mercy Study Club run the show. But then Antigone takes in a homeless boy against her husband's wishes and the Study Club forces her best friend, the school librarian, to remove "undesirable" books from the school's collection. And soon Antigone finds herself challenging the controlling Irene and fighting for the very things that have made her life a misery—books. When dyslexic Antigone starts her own library, she changes Mercy forever. Sherry Roberts is the author of award-winning contemporary fiction ( Up There, Book of Mercy, Maud's House ) and cozy mysteries ( Down Dog Diary, Warrior's Revenge, Crow Calling ). Several of her books are Indie Author Project Select titles as well as finalists in the Midwest Book Awards. Sherry has contributed essays and short stories to various publications including Saint Paul Almanac, Minnesota Not So Nice, Dark Side of the Loon. and Mystery Magazine . She lives in Apple Valley, Minnesota. Used Book in Good Condition