"...Goodness and Mercy is one of the most startlingly beautiful novels I've ever read...Poignant and real, this book touches a deep chord in the human experience." --Traci DePree, author of the "Lake Emily" series It's 1943. The war rages, but Lucy has only one battle to fight on the home front--to keep her family together. Lucy is a sixteen-year-old orphan. Her twin siblings, Goody and Mercy, live in an orphanage. When a farmer and his wife decide to adopt Goody, Lucy must decide between taking matters into her own hands or breaking a promise to keep the family together. She has already failed tragically once. With the help of a cantankerous aunt, a boy serving in the Pacific, and a German POW, Lucy must face the consequences of her actions, claim the power of the cross, and open her heart to love. With her defining style, Patti Hill tells a story of love and loss with one of America's darkest times as a backdrop. Hill's characters resonate, and her description draws the reader into a perfectly paced drama infused with a wondrous hope.