The judge, having considered the application for permission on paper, refused permission and stated that the case was 'totally without merit'. Her application was refused and she sought to review that decision. The claimant was a Jamaican national, who had remained unlawfully in the UK for 10 years before applying to the Secretary of State for leave to remain. Poignant and powerful, Without Merit explores the layers of lies that tie a family together and the power of love and truth.On 9 June 2014, the Court of Appeal in R ( on the application of Grace) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (2014) (unreported) dismissed an appeal against a decision not to permit an oral hearing to reconsider whether or not the claimant should be given permission to seek judicial review. When her escape plan fails, Merit is forced to deal with the staggering consequences of telling the truth and losing the one boy she loves. Fed up with the lies, Merit decides to shatter the happy family illusion that she's never been a part of before leaving them behind for good. Merit retreats deeper into herself, watching her family from the sidelines, when she learns a secret that no trophy in the world can fix. His wit and unapologetic idealism disarm and spark renewed life into her-until she discovers that he's completely unavailable. While browsing the local antiques shop for her next trophy, she finds Sagan. Merit Voss collects trophies she hasn't earned and secrets her family forces her to keep. The once cancer-stricken mother lives in the basement, the father is married to the mother's former nurse, the little half-brother isn't allowed to do or eat anything fun, and the eldest siblings are irritatingly perfect.

They live in a repurposed church, newly baptized Dollar Voss. Sometimes the only thing it deserves is forgiveness. Not every mistake deserves a consequence. Read full overviewįrom the #1 New York Times bestselling author Colleen Hoover comes a moving and haunting novel of family, love, and the power of the truth. From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Colleen Hoover comes a moving and haunting novel of family, love, and the power of the truth.

Without merit