The Mercy Papers
By Robin Romm
2009
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3.77
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224
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A poignant account of the three weeks before the author's mother's death describes her experiences with such challenges as unruly pets and a questionable hospice nurse to her mother's numerous medications and faith struggles. By the author of The Mother Garden. 40,000 first printing.
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Author
Robin Romm
Author · 4 books
Robin Romm is the author of two books, The Mother Garden (stories) and The Mercy Papers (a memoir). The Mercy Papers received the cover review of the New York Times Book Review ("a furious blaze of a book") in January 2009. The Mother Garden was a finalist for the PEN USA prize and the Northern California Independent Bookseller Book of the Year Award. She teaches in the MFA program at New Mexico State.
