BooksThe Mercy Step
Taking us back in time to 1960s Bradford, The Mercy Step follows the precocious Mercy, a young child facing a world that is far too big for her small body. Mercy lives with her Windrush generation parents; she craves her mother’s attention, which she must share with the Church and her many siblings, while trying to avoid the fists and temper of her father. Mercy struggles to find her place in the world, surrounded by flawed adults and a family she feels like an outsider in, her only joys her loyal doll Dolly and the escapism she finds in books. But Mercy is nothing if not resilient, and she takes up the fight to escape her traumatic upbringing, all while maintaining her humour, style and verve. A raw and tender story of family, isolation and growth.
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After attending Oxford Univesity Marcia worked as a lawyer before founding educational publishing company Primary Colours, which she ran until 2014. She was awarded an MBE in 2011 for services to Cultural Diversity. When not writing Marcia teaches Zumba, Spin, and yoga; I dance therfore I am. And when not doing any of the above she can be found desparing about the state of her garden.
The Mercy Step, her solo literary debut which will be pubilshed by CassavaRepublic on 22nd July 2025. She is also co-author with Kate Griffin of the historical fiction novel The Blackbirds of St Giles. adn curently working on it's sequel The Nightingale of Covent Garden.
