false 6138856 1 <DIV>At first glance, Dr. LucyWeiss looks like a typical high-achieving, upper-middle-class working mother who is raising two children in the suburbs with her husband. But having overcome a difficult childhood in foster care, Lucy knows firsthand what it is like to grow up in the margins. Now a pediatrician, she finds herself working with at-risk patients and their families. Every day she must decide whether a parent’s actions are so incompetent — or so clueless — that a child is in danger. As she moves between her disparate worlds — from worrying about her own daughter enduring the social pressures of adolescence to worrying about parents struggling with drugs and impossible living situations — Lucy must judge herself as a parent, critique other parents, and also deal with the echoes of her childhood.Through it all, she keeps the balance with humor and sympathy. <I>The Mercy Rule </I>is a compassionate and funny novel sure to resonate with those who know the joys and challenges of taking care of children. <P></P></DIV> 6317651 8 7 2009 The Mercy Rule total:1|3:1| 1 3 3 1 3 0 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 25 06:47:42 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 18 05:22:59 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Oct 09 14:37:41 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 09 15:03:06 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Oct 03 22:18:49 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 03 22:18:49 -0700 2009