A story of human connection across the ethnic aisle, The Distance of Mercy centers on Nicolette, who is haunted by her mother\'s death in postwar Vienna and betrays her father by accepting money from her grandmother, a former Nazi supporter, to study the violin in Chicago in the late 60s.
While Ni.
Through many barriers, an unexpected friendship develops.
Nicolette is hired to work with Tillie, an African-American widow who lost her husband in the war.
A story of human connection across the ethnic aisle, The Distance of Mercy centers on Nicolette, who is haunted by her mother\'s death in postwar Vienna and betrays her father by accepting money from her grandmother, a former Nazi supporter, to study the violin in Chicago in the late 60s
