{"product_id":"the-recovery-room-9780615728940","title":"The Recovery Room","description":"\u003cp\u003eThere's a storm brewing in the quiet town of Litchfield. A whirlwind of media attention, political debate, and anger is about to sweep through and hold the fate of three women captive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the eye of the storm are sixteen-year-old Clara Mahoney, a lonesome girl living in a family strained by autism; Pia Fernandez, a battered wife who wants only to escape her abusive husband; and, Loren Elliot, a forty-three-year-old who can barely make ends meet with two kids in college and a husband who just lost his job.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThough these women are very different, they have a great deal in common. They are each unexpectedly pregnant, scared, and in positions where they cannot devote themselves to a child. And, they all have appointments at the same abortion clinic in Litchfield.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut getting there won't be easy. Anti-choice forces-headed by a vain socialite and a self-indulgent priest-are mounting a demonstration against the clinic. Can these desperate women brave the chaos? Or will they let the public dictate their private decisions?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn easy read that raises hard questions and then answers them in a compelling way, \u003ci\u003eThe Recovery Room\u003c\/i\u003e is a book every woman should read.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnn Ormsby holds a master's degree in journalism from New York University and works as a freelance writer and author. Her journalism portfolio includes work with online and print media outlets such as \u003ci\u003eThe Newark Star-Ledger, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Huffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, njspotlight.com, \u003ci\u003eThe Alternative Press\u003c\/i\u003e, hackwriters.com, patch.com, and several other venues.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrmsby primarily writes on reproductive freedom and other public policy issues, and has done so in her debut work of fiction, \u003ci\u003eThe Recovery Room\u003c\/i\u003e, which tackles the always controversial topic of abortion.\u003c\/p\u003e Compelled by statistics indicating that one out of every three women will have an abortion before the age of forty-five, Ormsby penned her thought-provoking novel to raise awareness of the importance of reproductive freedom, and explore some of the reasons a woman might choose to end an unwanted pregnancy.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Great South Bay Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52127622267154,"sku":"9780615728940","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_31819e26-e75c-405b-bf49-a547af8133c9.jpg?v=1773739380","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-recovery-room-9780615728940","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}