Choosing Mercy: A Mother of Murder Victims Pleads to End the Death Penalty (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781570753589)

Antoinette Bosco's heart was crushed when Shadow Clark murdered her son John and his wife Nancy. In time her grief transformed into forgiveness. Toni felt that to want one more unnatural death would be wrong. "I could say that the 18-year -old who ended the lives of my children with an 8mm semiautomatic must be punished for life but I could not say, kill this killer". Toni chose mercy over vengeance, and again her life changed forever.

Today she is widely known as an opponent of capital punishment in this the only modern Western nation that retains executions. In telling her dramatic journey she presents compelling arguments why the death penalty does not work and is morally wrong. She also shares unforgettable true stories form parents such as Dominick Dunne who suffered through similar experiences but also learned to choose love over fear.

Choosing Mercy is timely, gut-honest, and inspiring. It may not change some people's minds but it will begin to change their hearts.

Author: Antoinette Bosco
ISBN-10: 157075358X
ISBN-13: 9781570753589
Publisher: Orbis Books
Language: English
Published: 04/05/2001
Pages: 239
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.87lbs
Size: 9.22h x 6.01w x 0.59d
Award: Christopher Awards - Winner

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 03/05/2001 pg. 75
Booklist 03/01/2001 pg. 1211