The Mercy Rule (Paperback)

At first glance, Dr. LucyWeiss looks like a typical high-achieving, upper-middle-class working mother who is raising two children in the suburbs with her husband. But having overcome a difficult childhood in foster care, Lucy knows firsthand what it is like to grow up in the margins. Now a pediatrician, she finds herself working with at-risk patients and their families. Every day she must decide whether a parent's actions are so incompetent -- or so clueless -- that a child is in danger. As she moves between her disparate worlds -- from worrying about her own daughter enduring the social pressures of adolescence to worrying about parents struggling with drugs and impossible living situations -- Lucy must judge herself as a parent, critique other parents, and also deal with the echoes of her childhood.Through it all, she keeps the balance with humor and sympathy. "The Mercy Rule "is a compassionate and funny novel sure to resonate with those who know the joys and challenges of taking care of children.

General

Imprint:	HarperPaperbacks
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 2009
First published:	July 2009
Authors:	Perri Klass
Dimensions:	201 x 132 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	288
ISBN-13:	978-0-547-23784-8
Categories:	Books > Fiction > Special features > Short stories Promotions
LSN:	0-547-23784-7
Barcode:	9780547237848

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