{"product_id":"mercy-papers-robin-romm-9781416567929","title":"Mercy Papers: A Memoir of Three Weeks","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn her searing memoir, Robin Romm magically expands the weeks before her mother's death into a story about a daughter in the moments before and after loss.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith a striking mix of humor and honesty, Romm ushers us into a world where an obstinate hospice nurse tries to heal through pamphlets and a yelping grandfather squirrels away money in a shoe-shine kit. Untrained dogs scamper about as strangers and friends rally around death, offering sympathy as they clamor for attention. The pillbox turns quickly into a metaphor for order; questions about medication turn to musings about God. The mundane and spiritual melt together as Romm reveals the sharp truths that lurk around every corner and captures, with great passion, the awe, fear, and fury of a daughter losing her mother. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Mercy Papers\u003c\/i\u003e was started in the midst of heartbreak, and not originally intended for an audience. The result is a raw, unsentimental book that reverberates with humanity. Robin Romm has created a tribute to family and an\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robin Romm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1416567925\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781416567929\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/29\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/03\/2010 pg. 20","brand":"Robin Romm","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43925547057407,"sku":"9781416567929","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_0ac4e0bb-592a-46e4-8cac-233c57e972b3.jpg?v=1681077917","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mercy-papers-robin-romm-9781416567929","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}