The Mercy of Others — Kent Nelson

In Death Valley, a man picks up a Dutch woman hitchhiker, and things go from bad to worse. A father in South Carolina receives a goodbye call from his daughter, prompting him to fly to New Mexico to look for her. A couple from Minnesota with a sordid past spend the winter in an RV park in Texas. A truant kid and his girlfriend in Nebraska find a moose that's wandered into the state. A Black woman in Florida who goes to live on her father's abandoned farm discovers a White woman has been staying there. In this compelling collection of heart-wrenching stories, narrators of disparate ages and backgrounds grapple with odd and unexpected circumstances that awaken understanding and self-discovery. Readers who appreciate beautiful and meaningful prose will savor The Mercy of Others.