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In his second essay, Wiley Cash – author of This Dark Road to Mercy, our current Litro Book Club pick – discusses the importance of place, and how it shapes ...
Protection or Privacy: Observation is Futile in This Dark Road to Mercy
A deconstruction of safety and security within Wiley Cash’s latest novel – and our current Litro Book Club pick – This Dark Road to Mercy.
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Into The Darkness: the Finished #LitroStory
During the holiday season we ran the second in our series of literary experiments on Twitter. We asked our followers to write a collective story, one tweet at a time. ...
#litrostory – The Story So Far…
As #litrostory – our twitter fiction experiment – nears its conclusion, we summarise the story so far.
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Broken Homes and Broken People; the Meaning of ‘Family’ in This Dark Road to Mercy
Claire Rodwell explores the broken family unit within Wiley Cash’s This Dark Road to Mercy and the unconventional influence this has on Easter and Ruby’s perception of familial roles.
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#litrostory : a Collective Twitter Fiction Experiment
#litrostory
is a series of Litro stories told on Twitter by as many writers as possible lead by our autumn/winter read ...
Q&A: Wiley Cash on This Dark Road to Mercy
I always root for the underdog, especially if that underdog has a checkered past and is trying to make amends like Wade is. Americans especially love giving second chances.
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The Stories Behind This Dark Road to Mercy
The inspiration for This Dark Road to Mercy began with a beautiful story my wife told me about her childhood, and this led me to recall a tragic story from ...
Names and Self-Image in This Dark Road to Mercy
“What’s in a name? that which we call a rose / By any other name would smell as sweet?”
According to an article in the New Yorker – and rather awkwardly ...
This Dark Road to Mercy: a Closer Look at Cognitive Reaction to Trauma
Once upon a time a girl of twelve discovers her mother’s cold, drug-ridden corpse face-down on a mattress. Her response? Breakfast. And then an ambulance. Easter’s reaction to her mother’s ...
This Dark Road to Mercy: Discussion Page
Join the discussion on our current Book Club pick, a tender and terrifying portrait of innocence, and the evil that threatens it…
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