The highly anticipated new novel by acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Haigh is a tense， riveting story about the disparate lives that intersect at a women's clinic in Boston。

For almost a decade， Claudia has counseled patients at Mercy Street， a clinic in the heart of the city。 The work is consuming， the unending dramas of women in crisis。 For its patients， Mercy Street offers more than health care; for many， it is a second chance。

But outside the clinic， the reality is different。 Anonymous threats are frequent。 A small， determined group of anti-abortion demonstrators appears each morning at its door。 As the protests intensify， fear creeps into Claudia's days， a humming anxiety she manages with frequent visits to Timmy， an affable pot dealer in the midst of his own existential crisis。 At Timmy's， she encounters a random assortment of customers， including Anthony， a lost soul who spends most of his life online， chatting with the mysterious Excelsior11--the screenname of Victor Prine， an anti-abortion crusader who has set his sights on Mercy Street and is ready to risk it all for his beliefs。

Mercy Street is a novel for right now， a story of the polarized American present。 Jennifer Haigh has written a groundbreaking novel， a fearless examination of one of the most divisive issues of our time。