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In an ingeniously layered narrative told over the course of one week, Small Mercies masterfully depicts an Italian-Irish American family struggling to make peace with their firefighter son?s death ten years on. As they gather for his son?s birthday, each must find a way to accept a new man in his widow?s life. Heart-wrenching and profoundly relatable, Joyce?s debut is a love letter to Staten Island and a deeply affecting portrait of an American family.,
About the Author
Eddie Joyce was born and raised on Staten Island. After graduating from Harvard University, he taught for a year on Staten Island before attending Georgetown Law Center. Before he started writing, he practiced law in Manhattan for ten years, mostly white collar criminal defense. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and three daughters.
