A Cold, Hard Prayer

by John Smolens

In 1924, an orphan train passes through the Midwest, and two teenagers, seeking a new life, find nothing but hardship when taken in to live on a farm in Michigan. Mercy, a teenage girl of mixed race, and a boy nicknamed Rope, who lost fingers in a factory accident, become virtual prisoners of Harlan and Estelle Nau, whose children died during the Spanish flu epidemic. After facing abuse, Mercy and Rope flee, making an arduous journey into sparsely...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 161186478X
• ISBN13: 9781611864786
• Release Date: October 2023
• Publisher: Michigan State University Press
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.1"