{"product_id":"the-mercy-of-snowmelt-jojo-riley-9798992548129","title":"The Mercy of Snowmelt","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA story about loving and losing, guilt and heartbreak, and one runaway wife's search for clarity and purpose. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo the bright lights of a sparkling river town come migrants, shysters, treasure seekers, and people hungry for the zing of adrenaline fueled by card games and one-armed bandits. Lolly Cooper, though, arrives with a near-impossible purpose - to find evidence that a recently deceased childhood friend reached a heaven welcoming the souls of lost or grieving women. Finding such clues should relieve the guilt she has carried since once having betrayed that friend, but will it also soothe her own hungry heart? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLolly befriends a blind Negro musician for his quiet courage and soulful music. Though 1960s taboos limit their friendship in public, there's something special about him that draws her closer. He, meanwhile, plots to escape town for the civil rights protests roiling the South. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo her surprise, Lolly discovers that she's pregnant by the husband she recently fled and is planning to divorce. Now, a simple divorce decree will not fix the trouble she's in. Instead, she channels some of the musician's courage to stage an unorthodox break that might finally set her free ... if it doesn't kill her. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJoJo Riley compares \"The Mercy of Snowmelt\" to the evolution of a character removed from the \"known\" in Jodi Picoult's \u003ci\u003eWish You Were Here\u003c\/i\u003e, the hopefulness of faith in Anne LaMott's stories, the humanity of Elizabeth Strout's \u003ci\u003eLucy by the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e, and the unexpected romantic encounter of Ann Patchett's \u003ci\u003eCommonwealth\u003c\/i\u003e. She also mentions the heartbreak and longing of Leif Enger's \u003ci\u003eVirgil Wander\u003c\/i\u003e. Hats off to all these authors. Hope you enjoy this read as well. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis story and its book design are entirely the work of humans.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jojo Riley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798992548129\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pjoriley Wordworks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/26\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 270\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.61d","brand":"Jojo Riley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48801190248703,"sku":"9798992548129","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-mercy-of-snowmelt-jojo-riley-9798992548129","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}