Mercy Street
Book description
NATIONAL BESTSELLER
"Ms. 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."-Janet Maslin, New York Times
The highly praised, "extraordinary" (New York Times Book Review)…
Why read it?
1 author picked Mercy Street as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This bighearted, heartbreaking story about the abortion wars is also paradoxically one of the funniest books I’ve ever read; there’s a page in the middle that I’ll reread again and again whenever I need a smile. The plot revolves around Claudia, a longtime employee of a Boston clinic that’s besieged by protesters who threaten the sort of political violence that’s become all too commonplace in polarized America, creating an insistent drumbeat of menace. But Mercy Street is not a polemic, and the antagonists are treated with deep empathy and humanity. Possibly my favorite novel of the past few years.
From Chris' list on suspense that is actually about something bigger.
Want books like Mercy Street?
Our community of 12,000+ authors has personally recommended 77 books like Mercy Street.
Share your top 3 reads of 2024!
And get a beautiful page showing off your 3 favorite reads.
1,187
readers submitted
so far, will you?
