I accidentally came across this book in the library while looking at the World War II fiction.  I love Madeline L’Engle, so I picked it up.  I’m so glad I did.  The book is a beautiful story about a family and how they learned, really learned. the mercy of God.  L’Engle has filled the book with amazing quotes and scientific facts, through her characters.  It is a heart-warming story of love, friendship, growing through pain, and learning to embrace the mercy of God and give it to others.  The title comes from a quote within the book by William Langland,  “But all the wickedness in the world  which man may do or think is no more to the mercy of God than a live coal dropped in the sea.”  It’s a good read if you need something that is easy to read and at the same time uplifting.