A Question of Mercy

by Elizabeth Cox

Book Overview

A cross-country odyssey that examines the blurred line between what is legal and what is right

Adam Finney, a young man who is mentally disabled, faces sterilization and lobotomy in a state-supported asylum. When he is found dead in the French Broad River of rural North Carolina, his teenaged stepsister, Jess, is sought for questioning by their family and the police. Jess's odyssey of escape across four states leads into dark territories...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1611177227
• ISBN13: 9781611177220
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: University of South Carolina Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.1"