{"product_id":"9780743278829","title":"The Mercy of Thin Air : A Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Mercy of Thin Air\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Ronlyn Domingue\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNew Orleans, 1920s. Raziela Nolan is in the throes of a magnificent love affair when she dies in a tragic accident. In an instant, she leaves behind her one true love and her dream of becoming a doctor -- but somehow, she still remains. Immediately after her death, Razi chooses to stay \u003ci\u003ebetween\u003c\/i\u003e -- a realm that exists after life and before whatever lies beyond it. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e From this remarkable vantage point, Razi narrates the stories of her lost love, Andrew, and the relationship of Amy and Scott, a couple whose house she haunts almost seventy-five years later. \u003ci\u003eThe Mercy of Thin Air\u003c\/i\u003e entwines these two fateful and redemptive love stories that echo across three generations. From ambitious, forward-thinking Razi, who illegally slips birth control guides into library books; to hip Web designer Amy, who begins to fall off the edge of grief; to Eugenia, caught between since the Civil War, the characters in this wondrous novel sing with life. Evoking the power of love, memory, and time, \u003ci\u003eThe Mercy of Thin Air\u003c\/i\u003e culminates in a startling finish that will leave readers breathless.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\"Entrancing and ethereal.\" -- \u003ci\u003eSeattle Post-Intelligencer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is that rarest of first novels -- a truly original voice, and a truly original story.\" -- Jodi Picoult, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Tenth Circle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Through the alchemy of Domingue's rich, lovely prose we are transported back and forth through time.\" -- \u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Filled with vivid descriptions of . . . marvelous human sensations that people take for granted and that spirits can only wistfully recall, this is a novel that gets under one's skin.\" -- \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\"Domingue's vision of the shifting, shadowy world of the dead is convincing and surprisingly affecting . . . and stays just the right side of romantic.\" -- \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e (London)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780743278829\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Washington Square Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40591836741838,"sku":"9780743278829","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/O_435e0e23-1ce6-44ce-b7cd-0cd9bc4e8e49.jpg?v=1637757927","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780743278829","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}