1. Mercy's Rain: An Appalachian Novel - eBookThis product is an eBook
    Cindy K. Sproles
    Kregel Publications / 2015 / ePub
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  1. Marie P
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    Heartwrencing and beautiful.
    April 5, 2019
    Marie P
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    This review was written for Mercy's Rain: An Appalachian Novel.
    I don't remember the last time a book had such an emotional impact on me. Mercy's story is a hard one to read, especially in the beginning. But, oh, if you keep reading you'll find the reason why. Many of us can relate in one way or the other with Mercy's suffering and pain. And it is heaped on. Some might find it hard to believe that one person could get away with such cruelty and viciousness. But, some of us know too well, it happens. While those acts play a major role in this story, so do love, grace, forgiveness, and yes, mercy. Our sweet Mercy wonders why she was given that name, and why the word is thrown around so much. She certainly has never received much of it in her lifetime. But the act that frees her, and those she loves, sends her reeling, and running to find answers to her hearts cries. When she meets people, including a "man of God' - a title held by her abuser - who long to show her love and kindness, she feels she should keep on running. Surely what they offer can't be real. Not if she goes by previous experience. She becomes wrapped up in their world, and they in hers. In so doing, she finds not only a loving family, but also a loving, merciful God. Both are waiting to show her the love and mercy she has long yearned for. And in the end, Mercy rains down.
  2. Rebecca Maney
    Gastonia, North Carolina
    Age: 55-65
    Gender: female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    Outstanding!
    September 10, 2018
    Rebecca Maney
    Gastonia, North Carolina
    Age: 55-65
    Gender: female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    This review was written for Mercy's Rain: An Appalachian Novel.
    "Ain't nobody should have to learn life like I did. No soul should have to claw their way back from the bowels of hell, scared and scraped up like I was."

    Mercy Roller is in her own words, ". . . a busted bowl that leaks." Having survived unspeakable abuse from her father, "the Pastor", in the name of the Almighty God, she is finally released from his tyranny, but it costs her the only home that she has ever known and the sting of guilt upon her open palm. Fleeing with only the clothes on her back, she sets out across the mountain to find the source of the river, hoping that life's answers might be found where pure water rises out from among the rocks. Instead . . . . . she is found; by an entirely different sort of preacher, a man who demonstrates remarkable kindness coupled with a loving determination to lead Mercy to the One who gave her, her name.

    It's an unforgettable story featuring the cries of a tortured soul; "O Lord. My heart is broke. My life is shattered. My soul is lost. Mercy. Lord. Mercy".
  3. fancy stitcher
    Kansas
    Age: Over 65
    Gender: female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    Not Your Usual Novel
    July 5, 2018
    fancy stitcher
    Kansas
    Age: Over 65
    Gender: female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    This review was written for Mercy's Rain: An Appalachian Novel.
    We may not get to choose our lives, but we do get to choose how we respond to our circumstances. Do we allow them to make us bitter and hateful toward God and our neighbor or do we rise above them and let God work within us to make us the persons He wants us to be? This novel presented those questions in the lives of its characters. It is a book I will not soon forget.
  4. Janice Powell
    Owasso, OK
    Age: 45-54
    Gender: female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    Deeply moving, beautiful book
    December 3, 2017
    Janice Powell
    Owasso, OK
    Age: 45-54
    Gender: female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    This book deprived me of sleep because it is so thoroughly engaging. It touched me in places only beautifully written and truthful words can. I found myself wanting to take many screenshots on my ebook version to save a deep thought or a creative expression. Also, the message of God's mercy and healing leaps from the pages. The best part about the book? The author paints the story with vivid descriptions and engaging dialogue rather than telling it with cheesy drivel.
  5. MRO
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    Wonderfully Written
    March 18, 2023
    MRO
    Quality: 4
    Value: 4
    Meets Expectations: 5
    This review was written for Mercy's Rain: An Appalachian Novel.
    This book deals with severe abuse and how one person can make a serious difference for several people, both good and bad. The author does a wonderful job weaving the main character's current situation with her past situation to reveal the extent of Mercy's story. I would not recommend this book to everyone as there are some people not ready to read it, but for those who need to know they are not alone or for those who need to understand more about abuse, this is a well done story. Great job, Cindy!
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