Mercy Among the Children by David Adams Richards Book

Mercy Among the Children. By David Adams Richards. Paperback book. Book is used, but in good condition. Some of the corners have minor bends. See last photo. Winner of the 2000 Scotiabank Giller Prize Pages: 432 Size: 12.67 x 2.92 x 20.29 cm As a boy, Sydney Henderson thinks he has killed Connie Devlin when he pushes him from a roof for stealing his sandwich. He vows to God he will never again harm another if Connie survives. Connie walks away, laughing, and Sydney embarks upon a life of self-immolating goodness. In spite of having educated himself with such classics as Tolstoy and Marcus Aurelius, he is not taken seriously enough to enter university because of his background of dire poverty and abuse, which leads everyone to expect the worst of him. His saintly generosity of spirit is treated with suspicion and contempt, especially when he manages to win the love of beautiful Elly. Unwilling to harm another in thought or deed, or to defend himself against false accusations, he is exploited and tormented by others in this rural community, and finally implicated in the death of a 19-year-old boy. ❤️ NO ACCOUNT? ❤️ Receive $15 towards your first order by using my code AGNESOFAURORA when signing up.