New York, New York, USA: Warner Books, Incorporated, 2001. CH4 - A trade paperback book in very good+ condition. An unread, tight, clean, sound copy in black and white illustrated white wraps with very minor overall shelf wear plus a remainder mark on the bottom outside paper edges. A novel about a physician who believes that his profession should relieve pain. When his cancer-stricken wife begs him to end her misery, he respects her wishes. He then takes a post in a hospice and continues to help the terminally ill end their lives with dignity. The death rate of his patients begins to soar and his practice of humane medicine becomes entangled in a story of treachery and murder. By the author of "Old Scores," "Stillness," Sherbrookes," "Possession," "Small Rain," "Fathering," "News," and "The Martlet's Tale." 310p.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Remainder.

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Bookseller: Bookmarc's (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: SCW03517
Title: In the Name of Mercy
Author: Delbanco, Nicholas
Format/Binding: Paperback
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: No Jacket as Issued
ISBN 10: 0446673641
ISBN 13: 9780446673648
Publisher: Warner Books, Incorporated
Place of Publication: New York, New York, USA
Date Published: 2001
Keywords: Literature Literary Doctor Doctor Physician Physicians Medicine Medical Assisted Suicide Euthanasia
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

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