![]() ![]() To do this, Haigh chronicles some pivotal events in the lives of people on both sides of the abortion issue. Set in Boston in the winter and spring of 2015, “Mercy Street” offers a complex portrayal of the many ways a woman arrives at her decision to continue or terminate her pregnancy, while also capturing the broader political and cultural tumult that preceded the 2016 presidential campaign. “Mercy Street” joins other novels that, in recent years, have examined this topic from different viewpoints, such as Joyce Carol Oates’ philosophical “A Book of American Martyrs,” Leni Zumas’ dystopian “Red Clocks” and Brit Bennett’s nuanced “The Mothers.” ![]() ![]() 1), is about the charged and - given the recent state and Supreme Court rulings - very timely issue of abortion. Her previous novel, “ Heat and Light,” about the ruinous effects of fracking on a rural Pennsylvania town, was not only well-researched, it contained multifaceted characters and storylines, qualities that landed it on numerous Best Books of 2016 lists. This is not the case with Jennifer Haigh’s fiction. When a novelist takes on a big, divisive issue, there’s a risk that the result will read like a polemic. Facebook Email This article is more than 1 year old. ![]()
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