{"product_id":"adult-book-group-04-06","title":"Adult Book Group 04\/06","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoin us for our Adult Book Group - Thursday 4 June, 7-8:00 pm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTickets £8.00\/£17.00 (includes a glass of fizz)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur June adult book group read is Marcia Hutchinson’s 2026 Women’s Prize for Fiction shortlisted novel, \u003cem\u003eThe Mercy Step\u003c\/em\u003e. Based on Marcia’s own childhood growing up in Manningham, Bradford, this is an immersive debut in which Mercy springs vividly from the page. She may be small but she is smart, resourceful and fired by an indomitable spirit\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Mercy Step is set in 1962, against a Windrush-era backdrop, and deals with racism, domestic violence, family conflict and religion with empathy and insight. It’s a remarkable debut and Mercy’s is a powerful voice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCritical acclaim for \u003cem\u003eThe Mercy Step\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDark, humorous, and passionately captures the unique realities of the northern Black experience\u003c\/em\u003e — The Observer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Mercy Step, Marcia Hutchinson’s solo literary debut, is a sharply-witted and tender portrait of a young girl’s quiet rebellion, and her refusal to be broken, as she grows up in 1960s Bradford \u003c\/em\u003e– New Writing North\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can order your copy of \u003cem\u003eThe Mercy Step\u003c\/em\u003e from The Little Bookshop when you book your place and receive a 15% discount (£10.99 RRP).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBooking is essential, online or at the bookshop.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Little Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Ticket \u0026 book","offer_id":57223100236153,"sku":null,"price":17.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Ticket only","offer_id":57223100268921,"sku":null,"price":8.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0474\/8211\/0109\/files\/June_web_cover.png?v=1778080082","url":"https:\/\/www.thelittlebookshopleeds.co.uk\/products\/adult-book-group-04-06","provider":"The Little Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}