Haigh takes readers to Boston in 2015 and offers a complex portrayal of how a woman arrives at her decision to continue or terminate her pregnancy, while also capturing the broader political and cultural tumult that preceded the 2016 presidential campaign.
,” about the ruinous effects of fracking on a rural Pennsylvania town, was not only well-researched, it contained multifaceted characters and storylines, qualities that landed it on numerous Best Books of 2016 lists.” , is about the charged and — given the recent state and Supreme Court rulings — very timely issue of abortion.
If you lived in Greater Boston in 2015, you probably remember that year’s relentless nor’easters, which set records for snowfall amounts, school closings and miles of roads plowed. And yet, the start to that winter offered no hint of what would lie ahead; January was a month of dry, calm days. Haigh also grounds the story in substantive legal and medical information, while also providing some social context. Claudia knows that callers to their hotline are seeking information only, because “By the time a woman Googled ‘abortion Boston’ …Her decision was already made.” Poignantly, most callers to the clinic are polite; even “those who’d been date-raped … were… reflexively eager to please.
Earlier in the winter, a suspicious package had been found in one of the clinic’s restrooms. Though it was harmless, Claudia found herself unable to sleep, and finally decided she needed some help to wind down. She turns to Timmy, a weed dealer and ex-marine with a thriving business out of his apartment; they forge a comfortable, situational friendship.
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