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Mercy Street : a novel / Jennifer Haigh.

Haigh, Jennifer, 1968- (author.).

Summary:

"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"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9780061763304
ISBN: 0061763306
ISBN: 9780063211070
ISBN: 0063211076
Physical Description: 338 pages ; 24 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York, NY : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2022]
Copyright: ©2022

Content descriptions

General Note:

"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 for his beliefs" -- Amazon.com.