Mercy lives in modern-day Pietermaritzburg, South Africa with her eccentric foster aunts--two elderly sisters so poor, they can only afford one lightbulb.
But when a classmate frames her for stealing the school\'s raffle money.
Mercy tries to keep her head down at school so nobody notices her.
She\'s forgetting words, names, and even how to behave in public.
And that same house suddenly starts falling apart--just as Aunt Flora starts falling apart.
A nasty housing developer is eying their house.
Mercy lives in modern-day Pietermaritzburg, South Africa with her eccentric foster aunts--two elderly sisters so poor, they can only afford one lightbulb