{"product_id":"the-merciful-9781950182077","title":"The Merciful","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJon Sealy's \u003cem\u003eThe Merciful \u003c\/em\u003eis a scathing morality play that explores a cast of small-town characters surrounding a deadly hit and run in coastal South Carolina.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe low-country town of Overlook is a sleepy tourist and retirement community known for its golf courses and laid-back lifestyle. But when 19-year-old Samantha James is killed in a hit and run one night while riding her bicycle home from work, the town sets out to crucify the alleged culprit, Daniel Hayward. The headlines tell a compelling story, but the truth is much less clear. As in the film \u003cem\u003eRashomon\u003c\/em\u003e, everyone has a \"story\" about what happened: the media, the prosecutor, the defense attorney, Daniel, and Samantha's family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the book examines these myriad perspectives, \u003cem\u003eThe Merciful\u003c\/em\u003e's stunning scope ranges from characters striving for a kind of American success that's just out of reach, to questions of data analytics, brain emulations, and the very survival of humanity. Ultimately, however, the novel is a morality play that asks tough questions about the nature of justice-and mercy. What do you do when one moment, one accident, one decision changes the course of life forever?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the novel circles around the hit and run and the subsequent trial, Jon Sealy offers both a gripping courtroom drama and a probing look at questions of justice and mercy in our era of competing narratives and online outrage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Haywire Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/19\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781950182077\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 306\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.86lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.69d","brand":"Jon Sealy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36672957776028,"sku":"9781950182077","price":15.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_77d374bd-67fc-41be-ae31-ea56b64cdb90.jpg?v=1603928738","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-merciful-9781950182077","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}