The Mercy Step by Marcia Hutchinson audiobook review – a Caribbean child’s-eye view of 60s Bradford

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The author captures the comedy and cruelty in this tenderly written coming-of-age tale This Women’s prize-nominated novel from Marcia Hutchinson is told from the perspective of Mercy Hanson, a girl born in Bradford in 1962 to a mother she adores and…

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  • The author captures the comedy and cruelty in this tenderly written coming-of-age tale This Women’s prize-nominated novel from Marcia Hutchinson is told from the perspective of Mercy Hanson, a girl born in Bradford in 1962 to a mother she adores and…
  • Reported by The Guardian and published Thu, 01 Oct 2026 14:00:52 UTC.

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