{"product_id":"choosing-mercy-antoinette-bosco-9781570753589","title":"Choosing Mercy: A Mother of Murder Victims Pleads to End the Death Penalty","description":"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.\u003cp\u003eToday 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChoosing Mercy is timely, gut-honest, and inspiring. It may not change some people's minds but it will begin to change their hearts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Antoinette Bosco\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 157075358X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781570753589\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Orbis Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/05\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 239\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.87lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.22h x 6.01w x 0.59d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher Awards - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/05\/2001 pg. 75\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2001 pg. 1211\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antoinette Bosco","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47419536048383,"sku":"9781570753589","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ef464383-ac10-46ec-bb78-3ecd29ed7d48.jpg?v=1761512176","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/choosing-mercy-antoinette-bosco-9781570753589","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}