An evening with Marcia Hutchinson - The Mercy Step. 7PM 07MAY26 In Shop or by Zoom

Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2026!

We follow our eponymous heroine as she is thrust into a cold and complicated world in Bradford. Mercy grows, a precocious child in a life that seems too much for such a small body. Marcia expertly balances dark themes with humour as she tells Mercy's story.

Praise for the Mercy Step

'It’s dark, humorous, and passionately captures the unique realities of the northern Black experience. Powerfully told from a child’s vantage point, the storytelling is imaginative and animated, yet piercing in all the right places.'

"WOW this book has stolen my heart!! In the first ten pages, I'd already cried and laughed out loud, and I knew I was in for a hell of a read. I'm a sucker for a complicated mother-daughter story, and this one was heart-wrenching, deeply authentic, moving, a real tear-jerker. "

Preorder your copy here: Preorder – Wave of Nostalgia

Marcia will be reading from and discussing her novel  as well as answering questions and signing copies.

The event starts at 7PM on Thurs 7th May and will be held in person at the shop and online via Zoom.

Tickets are £5. Attendees in person will receive a free drink - wine, tea or coffee and ALL attendees will be eligible for 10% off all books in the shop or online.

Tickets are to be collected on the door - or if attending by Zoom, we'll send a link out on the day of the event.