The Hard to Catch Mercy - Hardcover

Baldwin, William P.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1565120256 ISBN 13: 9781565120259

Publisher: Algonquin Books, 1993

Synopsis

In Cedar Point, South Carolina, in 1916, fourteen-year-old Willie T. Allson, teetering on the edge of manhood, talks about the year that his two cousins came to live with the family

About this title

From the Back Cover:

"Southern Story-Telling At Its Best."

-- Richmond Times-Dispatch

"A Work Of Art...Baldwin's first novel is like a great wheel with fifteen spokes, each spoke an adventure emanating from its hub in the story of the Allson family of Cedar Point in low-country South Carolina. Set in 1916, most of the tale involves the maturation of the 14-year-old narrator, Willie T. Allson, who learns about sex, death, history and the fragile nature of happiness."

-- The Raleigh News & Observer

"[A] Funny, Sad, Gentle, Violent Story...The adventures of Willie T. are so exciting a reader can scarcely get from page to page fast enough."

-- Detroit Free Press

"An Epic Tale Of Southern Myth, Mystery and Mayhem...If our stories are our true wealth, Willie T. is the richest boy ever born...Baldwin pokes us in the ribs [and] seeps into our heart...The Hard to Catch Mercy slides from your eyes to your mouth, begging to be read aloud."

-- The Indianapolis News

"Remarkable...A story that is both personal and larger than life."

-- The Greensboro News & Record

"A Compelling Tale...A whale of a good story; though dark in its vision of life, it's a full-tilt, call-home-the-dogs, shoot-the-duck, Katie-bar-the-door, can't-put-it-down kind of read. If this novel is any indication, William Baldwin is a major new talent in American literature, and his work is a worthy addition to the proud line of modern Southern literature that arose with Faulkner."

-- The Virginian-Pilot/The Ledger-Star

About the Author:

William P. Baldwin, a lifelong resident of the South Carolina lowcountry, is the author of several works of fiction and nonfiction, including the novels The Hard to Catch Mercy and Charles Town.

About this edition

• Publisher: Algonquin Books
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 1565120256
• ISBN 13: 9781565120259
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 451