Description "Set in post-apartheid Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, this realistic story traces protagonist Mercy\'s quest to speak up for truth and, consequently, for herself.
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A nasty housing developer is eying their house. ...] Sensitive, funny, and tender." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Mercy lives in modern-day Pietermaritzburg, South Africa with her eccentric foster aunts--two elderly sisters so poor that they can only afford one lightbulb.
Description "Set in post-apartheid Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, this realistic story traces protagonist Mercy\'s quest to speak up for truth and, consequently, for herself