A Mercy of Widows

<p><strong>Her heartbreak is real. But without a wedding ring she's left to grieve alone.</strong><br><strong>Now the justice system is asking her to judge someone else's loss.</strong></p><p>When Heddie Wright loses her long-time partner to cancer she also loses her home her inheritance-and her place in his story. Left adrift and invisible in the eyes of the law Heddie is barely holding on when she's summoned for jury duty in a high-profile mercy-killing case.</p><p>The defendant: a widow accused of helping her terminally ill husband die.<br>The questions: painfully close to home.</p><p>As testimony unfolds in a Calgary courtroom and public debate intensifies Heddie must confront her own unfinished business-about the final wishes of the man she loved about what makes a family and about the gray space between what's legal and what's right.</p><p>Set against the backdrop of Canada's Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) laws <em>A Mercy of Widows</em> is a deeply human novel about invisible grief moral ambiguity and quiet resilience. With moments of wry humour endearing pets and an unforgettable cast of flawed allies this powerful debut asks: <strong>when the rules fail the people we love what do we owe each other?</strong></p><p><strong>Finalist - Wishing Shelf Book Awards National Indie Excellence Awards and IAN Book of the Year (Women's Fiction)</strong><br><strong>Top 5% - North Street Book Prize</strong></p><p><em>A powerful fearless debut that examines love loss and the moral limits of compassion.</em></p>