The Mansion on Mercy Street

The Mansion on Mercy Street is the history of a house, the people who occupy it, and the small town of Leakesville. Beginning shortly after the end of World War I and ending at the onset of the Vietnam War, the novel traces the lives and deaths of the Licker family. These include Igor, the contentious master of the house, his accommodating wife, Isabelle, their difficult son, Lawrence, and their patient maid, Doris. Other characters include several of Leakesville's most notable citizens, including the Reverend Hawk, who transforms the mansion into a mission for homeless men. Enjoy this story of growth, grand illusion, and grief that covers the great terrain of American twentieth-century history.