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New Orleans, 1920s. Raziela Nolan is in the throes of a magnificent love affair when she dies in a tragic accident. In an instant, she leaves behind her one true love and her dream of becoming a doctor -- but somehow, she still remains. Immediately after her death, Razi chooses to stay between -- a realm that exists after life and before whatever lies beyond it. From this remarkable vantage point, Razi narrates the stories of her lost love, Andrew, and the relationship of Amy and Scott, a couple whose house she haunts almost seventy-five years later. The Mercy of Thin Air entwines these two fateful and redemptive love stories that echo across three generations. From ambitious, forward-thinking Razi, who illegally slips birth control guides into library books; to hip Web designer Amy, who begins to fall off the edge of grief; to Eugenia, caught between since the Civil War, the characters in this wondrous novel sing with life. Evoking the power of love, memory, and time, The Mercy of Thin Air culminates in a startling finish that will leave readers breathless.
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"Entrancing and ethereal." -- Seattle Post-Intelligencer
"This is that rarest of first novels -- a truly original voice, and a truly original story." -- Jodi Picoult, New York Times bestselling author of The Tenth Circle
"Through the alchemy of Domingue's rich, lovely prose we are transported back and forth through time." -- The Boston Globe
"Filled with vivid descriptions of . . . marvelous human sensations that people take for granted and that spirits can only wistfully recall, this is a novel that gets under one's skin." -- Library Journal (starred review)
"Domingue's vision of the shifting, shadowy world of the dead is convincing and surprisingly affecting . . . and stays just the right side of romantic." -- Daily Mail (London)
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"This is that rarest of first novels -- a truly original voice, and a truly original story." -- Jodi Picoult, New York Times bestselling author of The Tenth Circle
"Through the alchemy of Domingue's rich, lovely prose we are transported back and forth through time." -- The Boston Globe
"Filled with vivid descriptions of . . . marvelous human sensations that people take for granted and that spirits can only wistfully recall, this is a novel that gets under one's skin." -- Library Journal (starred review)
"Domingue's vision of the shifting, shadowy world of the dead is convincing and surprisingly affecting . . . and stays just the right side of romantic." -- Daily Mail (London)
Ronlyn Domingue is the author of The Chronicle of Secret Riven, The Mapmaker's War, and The Mercy of Thin Air, which was published in ten languages. Her essays and short stories have appeared in several print and online publications, including New England Review, Shambhala Sun, and The Nervous Breakdown. Connect with her on RonlynDomingue.com, Facebook, and Twitter.
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- PublisherWashington Square Press
- Publication date2006
- ISBN 10 0743278828
- ISBN 13 9780743278829
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