The Mercy Step
- Author Marcia Hutchinson
- Narrator Marcia Hutchinson
- Publisher Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish Date 22 July 2025
- Run Time 9 hours and 3 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Fiction: general and literary.
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Shortlisted for the 2026 Women’s Prize for Fiction
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.
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| Author | Marcia Hutchinson |
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| Narrator | Marcia Hutchinson |
| Duration | 9 hours and 3 minutes |
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| ISBN | 9798894867359 |
| Format | Audiobook |
| Publisher | Recorded Books, Inc. |
| Genre | Fiction: general and literary |
| Collections | Five Star Listens, Summer Holiday Listens, The British Book Awards 2026, Women’s Prize for Fiction Longlist |
| Availability | AU, GB, IE, US |
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