title: Mercy
author/editor: Jodi Picoult
reviewed by: Carol
MERCY
This is the second book I've read by Jodi Picoult. Last month, I commented on, My Sister's Keeper. Like that one, I could not put Mercy down.
The book has two plots, both centered on love in a small Massachusetts town. One plot develops around how to defend a man who lovingly euthanizes his dying wife at her request. The other centers on how to reconcile the marriage of the police chief who cheats on his wife.
Picoult introduces the reader to many townsfolk as she brings the two stories to life. Both plots are mercifully resolved, thus giving the novel its very fitting title.
Carol (May'06) says, "This novel touches on the subject of euthanasia which has fascinated me for years. The ending of the story was very affirming to me."