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Mercy Street is the home of a women’s clinic in Boston, a clinic where women can get abortions while protestors make their viewpoints known outside. Claudia has worked at Mercy Street for quite some time. She answers calls and counsels women. While not at work, she hangs out with Timmy, her pot dealer. He is a friendly guy who loves pot and chats with all his customers but never learns their full names or who they really are as people. The other characters are Anthony who is often outside of the clinic making his thoughts know and Victor, a truck driver who is also anti-abortion.
Mercy Street is pretty much the glue in this story. All the characters, which are very different are connected in some way. They are an interesting lot, and readers will probably not like most of them. They all have a voice, but will you like what they have to say? Are the characters representative of our society? Are the caricatures? I believe it is up to readers to decide.
Haigh’s writing is the real star here. This is a character driven novel and although I enjoyed the book, I didn’t love it. But I was impressed with her writing.
Other readers are enjoying this more than I did, so please read their reviews as well.
Thank you to Ecco and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.