Small MerciesBy: Eddie Joyce An intimate family portrait. The New York Times Eddie Joyces terrific first novel is so American that the story might as well have taken place at the base of the Statue of Liberty. Richard Russo An inside look at one Staten Island familys struggle with grief . . . [A] poignant, deeply affecting tale. Martha Stewart Living, a Book Club selection [A] terrific debut novel. . . . Joyce layers . . . different characters perspectives nimbly