The mercy papers a memoir of three weeks

With a striking mix of humor and honesty, Romm ushers us into a world where an obstinate hospice nurse tries to heal through pamphlets and a yelping grandfather squirrels away money in a shoe-shine kit. Untrained dogs scamper about as strangers and friends rally around death, offering sympathy as th...

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Main Author: Romm, Robin
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Scribner, c2009.
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