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A family’s tragic illness, a hidden gene, and a desperate choice.

Mercies in Disguise

A Story of Hope, a Family's Genetic Destiny, and the Science That Rescued Them

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    272 pages

  • Release Date

    23 April 2018

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Summary

The phone rings; the doctor has the results. “Are you ready Amanda?” The two people Amanda Baxley loves the most had begged her not to be tested. But she had to find out.

In Mercies in Disguise, acclaimed New York Times reporter and bestselling author Gina Kolata tells the story of the Baxleys, an upstanding family in small-town South Carolina. Many of them were doctors, but still, they are struck down by an inscrutable illness. Finally, they discover the cause of th…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781250064448
ISBN-10:1250064449
Author:Gina Kolata
Publisher:St Martin's Press
Imprint:St Martin's Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:272
Release Date:23 April 2018
Weight:228g
Dimensions:19mm x 129mm x 201mm
Series:International Edition
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Mercies in Disguise by Gina Kolata - ISBN: 9781250064448
129 × 201 mm
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About The Author

Gina Kolata

Gina Kolata (M.A.) is a writer and medical reporter for The New York Times. She has previously written five books and edited three collections of popular science writing. Ms. Kolata lives with her husband in Princeton, New Jersey.

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