Mercy
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Cover art differs from that pictured. Recently received this book through TitleTrader.com and look forward to reading it!
From Publishers Weekly: ...The setting is Wheelock, Mass., a slightly eccentric town where most of the residents are of Scottish descent, where weddings end in a blood vow, the name MacDonald is "painted on an alarming number of mailboxes" and police chief Cameron MacDonald doubles as clan chief and protector.
On a seemingly ordinary day in Wheelock, Jamie MacDonald, a cousin of Cameron's, drives to the police station and announces: "My wife here, Maggie, is dead, and I'm the one who killed her." Cam finds himself saddled with a murder case and a conflict of interest: his cousin has given in to the pleas of his cancer-ravaged wife to kill her, and he's come to the clan chief to confess. But as police chief, Cam must also prosecute.
...As Jamie's court case proceeds, Picoult plumbs the emotional core of both Jamie and Cam's marriages. The pace of the trial is slow, but Picoult pays loving attention to her central characters, fashioning a sensitive exploration of the balance of love. ~ Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc
From Publishers Weekly: ...The setting is Wheelock, Mass., a slightly eccentric town where most of the residents are of Scottish descent, where weddings end in a blood vow, the name MacDonald is "painted on an alarming number of mailboxes" and police chief Cameron MacDonald doubles as clan chief and protector.
On a seemingly ordinary day in Wheelock, Jamie MacDonald, a cousin of Cameron's, drives to the police station and announces: "My wife here, Maggie, is dead, and I'm the one who killed her." Cam finds himself saddled with a murder case and a conflict of interest: his cousin has given in to the pleas of his cancer-ravaged wife to kill her, and he's come to the clan chief to confess. But as police chief, Cam must also prosecute.
...As Jamie's court case proceeds, Picoult plumbs the emotional core of both Jamie and Cam's marriages. The pace of the trial is slow, but Picoult pays loving attention to her central characters, fashioning a sensitive exploration of the balance of love. ~ Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc
Would you kill someone out of love? That's the main premise of this story. A man confesses to killing his terminally-ill wife. He did it simply because she asked him to. Or is it really that clear cut? In this book, nothing about love is simple. It posed some interesting questions that had me wondering how I would react in similar circumstances. While I didn't agree with the choices the characters made, I can understand why they made them.
Journal Entry 3 by minerva1221 at Texas Instruments at 7800 Banner Drive in Dallas, Texas USA on Monday, September 1, 2008
Released 15 yrs ago (9/2/2008 UTC) at Texas Instruments at 7800 Banner Drive in Dallas, Texas USA
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WILD RELEASE NOTES: Donating this book to the JDRF Book Sale at work to raise money for Juvenile Diabetes.
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