Mercy street : a novel
Haigh, Jennifer, 1968-2022
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For almost a decade, Claudia has counseled patients at Mercy Street clinic. 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 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.
Main title:
Mercy street : a novel / Jennifer Haigh.
Author:
Haigh, Jennifer, 1968-, author
Imprint:
New York : Ecco, 2022.
Collation:
352 pages ; 23 cm
ISBN:
9780061763304 (hbk)
Dewey class:
813.6
LC class:
PS3608.A544
Local class:
FT
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
3125813