Mercury

«Mercury» remarkably conveys the emotional dynamics within a large family, where each member experiences their own pain, tragedy, dream, and loss. This is a novel that spans two decades and encapsulates the life of the Josephs as if in amber, beautifully and truly.
Seventeen-year-old Marly has always lacked a sense of home: she and her mother have moved around far too much. Upon arriving in a town called Mercury and starting over once again, Marly manages to establish a connection with the Joseph family, proud founders of the roofing company «Joseph and Sons».

Soon, becoming the wife of one of the sons and sitting at the large family table, Marly feels an unprecedented sense of belonging. However, being a woman in a house full of complicated men is like being a mother to adult children. Very soon, Marly will have to take the lead in this family that was once foreign to her, caring not only for her newborn son and husband but also for her father-in-law, brothers-in-law, and the roofing business. And this can only be taught by life, relentless and not always happy.