The Mercy of Thin Air
Jun 9, 2008
Author: Ronlyn Dominigue
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group Pub. Date: September 2005
ISBN-13: 9780743278805
Raziela is madly in love and on her way to a clearly defined life of her choosing when she dies in a tragic, silly accident.
She then discovers that the dead have a choice. They can move on or.... just stay. Being that she is far too curious about life and still feels all of her desires for what she was to accomplish herself - she chooses to stay.The rest of the book then centers in New Orleans during a 75 year span. It's starts in the 1920s and going nearly into the present.
She watches her friends grow old and die, her fiance slowly go on with his life... and then "moves in" with a couple and watches them struggle with their life decisions.
There's also some stories involving others who have not moved on and she interacts with them.
The book pops around between the past and present quite a bit so it's not a slothful read, you have to stay on top of it.
This is a book for anyone who's ever wondered... What would I do if I died and just wasn't ready to leave everything I know?
