Mercy Hill Tom Reiss and earnest look at what

and earnest look at what it means to be a girl in the world and how to define yourself amid the bustle of show business

Both intimate and expansive

Slough House–inspired illustrations

ancient dream of an imperial civilization

Mercy Hill Tom Reiss and earnest look at whatBy: Hannah Thurman Published by Doubleday Books, 2026 "A debut family novel about four sisters growing up on the campus of the underfunded state mental hospital where their strong willed mother serves as head of psychiatry. A richly moving story of sisterhood, loyalty, and mental health in America. The Cross sisters have lived their entire lives on the sprawling grounds of Mercy Hill, the embattled Raleigh mental hospital run by their formidable