A Harper Paperback OriginalA beautifully-rendered, heartbreaking first novel about a man forced to face his troubled past when he returns to his small hometown in the mountains of North Carolina after the disappearance of his brother. "Under The Mercy Trees will take your breath away.... Heather Newton’s generational tale of familial secrets, regret, and heartrending loss is so luminous, you will be thinking about these characters long after the final page. A remarkable debut by a writer who captures with her words the beauty in the ugly and forgiveness in the unrepentant.”—Robin Antalek, author of The Summer We Fell Apart