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Mercy Step

Marcia Hutchinson
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1960s British historical fiction
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Bradford working-class life
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Cultural identity literary fiction
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Family and redemption story
Historical drama set in the UK
Northern England historical novel
Post-war Britain fiction
Social struggles in 1960s Britain
Women's literary historical fiction
Working-class resilience novel

Product details

  • ISBN 9781913175740
  • Dimensions: 153 x 234mm
  • Publication Date: 22 Jul 2025
  • Publisher: Cassava Republic Press
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Hardback
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Named one of the best New Novelists for 2025 by The Observer.

Bradford, December 1962.

A precocious Mercy makes her reluctant entrance into the world, torn from the warm embrace of her mother's womb, to a chaotic household that seems to have no place for her. Her siblings do not understand her, her mother's attention is given to the Church, and the entire family lives at the whims of her father's quick temper.

Left to herself, Mercy finds solace in books, her imagination, and the quiet comfort of her faithful toy, Dolly. But escapism has its limits, and as the grip of family, faith and fear threatens to close in, Mercy learns she must act if she wants a different future; one where she is seen, heard, and her family set free.

The Mercy Step is a sharply-witted and tender portrait of a young girl's quiet rebellion, and her refusal to be broken.


About Marcia Hutchinson
MARCIA HUTCHINSON was born to Windrush generation Jamaican parents in the UK in 1962. She was the first pupil from her comprehensive school to go to Oxford, where she gained an MA in Law. She worked as a lawyer before founding the educational publishing company Primary Colours, which she ran until 2014. She was awarded an MBE in 2011 for services to Cultural Diversity. Moving to Manchester in 2012, she became a community activist and was eventually elected as a Labour Councillor in 2021. She is now a full-time writer and an active member of the Black Writers' Guild. She is the co-author with Kate Griffin (under the pseudonym Lila Cain) of the historical fiction novel The Blackbirds of St Giles, which will be published by Simon and Schuster in 2025. The Mercy Step is her literary debut as a solo writer.

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