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Book Review of Mercy

Mercy
Mercy
Author: Jodi Picoult
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Paperback
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Cameron McDonald is the police chief in a small Massachusetts town established by a group of Scottish immigrants. Cameron is also the Laird, or clan leader, for the majority of the people in the town as well. Its a role that hes taken on under duress because his dream is to travel and see the world.

Then, two people come into town and drive a wedge into his marriage with Allie and cause upheaval in the small town.

A woman named Mia comes to town and Allie hires her to help her in her flower shop. Mia is a bit of vagabond and has travelled extensively and never really settled down.

Camerons cousin, Jamie, comes to town and confesses to killing his terminally ill wife because thats what she wanted. Cameron has to lead the prosecution, but his wife sides with his cousin.

This is one of Picoults first books but it still has the moral and ethical dilemmas that cause you to think hard about life. In this story, the focus is love and how love that is out of balance causes in-balances in relationships