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This book is probably Christian fiction\/romance. \u00a0My mom read this circa 2009, but that’s not necessarily the date of\u00a0publication. The book is the last in a series of 3 or 4 books, and the main character of this volume,\u00a0Mercy, plays only a minor role in the first two books. It takes place in the late 1800s, she thinks.\u00a0 This is how my mother summarized the plot:<\/p>\n
Mercy is the lone daughter in a family of about 6 brothers and her\u00a0father, who make her do all the housework and they are ungrateful. (Her\u00a0mother is deceased.) The men get their meals cooked, their clothes\u00a0washed, their house cleaned by their sister and NEVER give a thought to\u00a0the miserable life she leads. She never complains because\u00a0she figures it\u2019s her lot in life.<\/p>\n
Then one day she discovers a new neighbor down the road, a man\u00a0with a little boy. She worms her way into the house, starts making\u00a0meals, playing with the little kid, etc., even though the guy shows no\u00a0interest. The best part is the end, where the guy finds out where she\u00a0lives, and he goes over to talk to her. He finds her outside in the freezing\u00a0cold, hanging wash, while the dad and brothers are all relaxing inside\u00a0the warm house. He goes in, tells the men what he thinks of them for
\nsitting around while she\u2019s out working in the cold, and he goes outside\u00a0and takes her home with him, right then.<\/p>\n
Even if you have just a vague sense of a title or author, I’ll gratefully accept any possible leads you can provide.\u00a0 Thank you for your help.<\/p>\n
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