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The Highly Anticipated New Novel By Acclaimed New York Times Bestselling Author Jennifer Haigh—”A Gifted Chronicler Of The Human Condition” (Washington Post Book World)—Is A Tense, Riveting Story About The Disparate Lives That Intersect At A Woman’S Clinic In Boston.
For Almost A Decade, Claudia Has Counseled Patients At Mercy Street, A Clinic In The Heart Of The City. The Work Is Consuming, The Unending Dramas Of Women In Crisis. For Its Patients, Mercy Street Offers More Than Health Care; For Many, It Is A Second Chance.
But Outside The Clinic, The Reality Is Different. Anonymous Threats Are Frequent. A Small, Determined Group Of Anti-Abortion Demonstrators Appears Each Morning At Its Door. As The Protests Intensify, Fear Creeps Into Claudia’S Days, A Humming Anxiety She Manages With Frequent Visits To Timmy, An Affable Pot Dealer In The Midst Of His Own Existential Crisis. At Timmy’S, She Encounters A Random Assortment Of Customers, Including Anthony, A Lost Soul Who Spends Most Of His Life Online, Chatting With The Mysterious Excelsior11—The Screenname Of Victor Prine, An Anti-Abortion Crusader Who Has Set His Sights On Mercy Street And Is Ready To Risk It All To Protect The Unborn.
Mercy Street Is A Novel For Right Now, A Story Of The Polarized American Present. Jennifer Haigh, “An Expert Natural Storyteller With A Keen Sense Of Her Characters’ Humanity” (New York Times), Has Written A Groundbreaking Novel, A Fearless Examination Of One Of The Most Divisive Issues Of Our Time.
Author: Jennifer Haigh. Isbn: 9780061763304 Hardcover: 352 Pages. Size: 9 X 6 X 1.1
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