I'm reading such an excellent book right now- Mercy by Jodi Picoult. I love books that make you just want to sit down and read all day (who doesn't?) and this one is definitely does just that.
Set in a small town in Massachusetts, the novel follows a select few people whose lives all change the day a man comes into their town with his dead wife, confessing to smothering her with a pillow. It is quickly determined that she was terminally ill with cancer, the pain excruciating. The novel explores this overall question: if someone you loved asked you to kill them because they were in so much pain, would you? What draws me into this novel is the way that the theme of love is explored, and the way the members of the town begin to question their own relationships as the novel unfolds.
It is such an emotional and powerful read. I highly recommend it!
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