Tundra, Toronto, 1998, 1^st/1^st.  ISBN 0-88776-463-0.  Trade soft cover, 198 pages.  Unread copy, not remaindered; light edge and cover wear; interior pages tanning.  Flat signed by author on title page.  ‘Mercy’s life is spinning out of control.  Her mother seems to be shrinking as she retreats more and more to the security of her bedroom.  Her aunt is growing larger as she retreats into tarot cards and alcohol.  While Mercy tries to keep up at school and with her job, she lives in fear of the day that Barry, her aunt’s boyfriend, comes back to live with them all.  Will help for the family come from an unexpected source?  And will it be accepted?’ (from rear wrap)

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