num_pages: 310
description: In 1920s New Orleans, Raziela Nolan's magnificent love affair is interrupted by her untimely and tragic death. Immediately after, she chooses to stay between - a realm that exists after life and before whatever lies beyond it. From this remarkable vantage point, Razi narrates the story of her lost love as well as of the relationship of Amy and Scott, a young couple whose house she haunts seventy years later. It is their own troubled story that finally compels Razi to slowly unravel the mystery of what happened to her first and only passion, Andrew, and to confront a long-hidden secret.The Mercy of Thin Air entwines two heartbreaking and redemptive love stories that echo across three generations and culminates in a finish that will leave readers breathless. It is a poignant and brilliant first novel that beautifully captures the nature of love and shows how it transcends all barriers - even death.
language: English
title: The Mercy of Thin Air
titlecomplete: The Mercy of Thin Air
genres: Historical, Ghosts, Book Club, Adult, Contemporary, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Fantasy, Paranormal, Romance
ratings_count: 5427
places: New Orleans, Louisiana
awards: awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Borders Original Voices Award, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: James Tiptree Jr. Award
category: Longlist, awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: SIBA Book Award
category: Fiction
publisher: Atria Books