Overview
āMs. Haigh is an expertly nuanced storyteller long overdue for major attention. Her work is gripping, real, and totally immersive, akin to that of writers as different as Richard Price, Richard Ford, and Richard Russo.āāJanet Maslin, New York Times
The highly anticipated new novel by acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Haighāāa gifted chronicler of the human conditionā (Washington Post Book World)āis a tense, riveting story about the disparate lives that intersect at a womenās clinicĀ 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 Claudiaās days, a humming anxiety she manages with frequent visits to Timmy, an affable pot dealer in the midst of his own existential crisis. At Timmyās, she encounters a random assortment of customers, including Anthony, a lost soul who spends most of his life online, chatting with the mysterious Excelsior11āthe screenname of Victor Prine, an anti-abortion crusader who has set his sights on Mercy Street and is ready to risk it all for his beliefs.
Mercy Street is a novel for right now, a story of the polarized American present. Jennifer Haigh, āan expert natural storyteller with a keen sense of her charactersā humanityā (New York Times), has written a groundbreaking novel, a fearless examination of one of the most divisive issues of our time.
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This book title, Mercy Street (A Novel), ISBN: 9780061763304, by Jennifer Haigh, published by HarperCollins (February 1, 2022) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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