![]() ![]() Like Mercy, he doesn’t find out the Tynemouth is a bride ship until he’s already committed to the journey. After losing his parents and brother to an epidemic, he’s thrown himself into his medical practice and his travels. But she’d never been quite as strong as Patience.ĭr. Mercy had tried to be like her sister, to have the same strong faith, to believe that God was with them in their afflictions. Patience had always believed God never let their troubles go to waste, that He was always using them to bring about good, often in ways they couldn’t see. It gives her a chance at a new life far away from London-and if she can get a job there, she can get her sister out of the workhouse. Mercy doesn’t know where British Columbia is and has no intention of getting married, but she takes the last spot on the ship. When Mercy’s mother loses her job, Mercy must also leave.Ī chance comment leads her to the Columbia Mission Society, which is filling a bride ship bound for British Columbia. One of her sisters is already in the workhouse, and two of her brothers have left home to seek work on their own. She’s used to being hungry and dirty, to taking care of her younger siblings and the other children of the neighbourhood. Mercy Wilkins has grown up in the slums of London. This post contains affiliate links as an Amazon associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. I received this novel for review courtesy of the publicist all opinions expressed remain my own. ![]() North American Martyrs Kids Activity Bookīooktok - current reading (short stories) #booktok #booktoker. ![]()
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